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Originally Posted by ThunderPants73
Hi,
My cousin passed away yesterday, not leaving any will. She's a council tenant and they expect the house to be given up empty. The problem is there are no other relatives or friends but me, as her next of kin, she has left only enough money to cover the most basic of funerals and I do not have the funds to pay for house clearance. I do not drive but my friend will help me take all of her clothes and personal belongings away, but I simply cannot empty the house. Will they take me to court?
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They might well as they need the property to house someone else, which will cost them not only the clearance, but the loss of income until it is cleared.
Can you see if there is anything that may be worth selling to use to pay for house clearance. Metal items may be worth something just in scrap. Other than that, often the council is cheaper for bulky waste collections.
If not, maybe a local charity may take stuff they can sell or use. Have a trawl of the web for ones that help getting formerly homeless people set up with at least a few sticks of furniture, crockery, utensils & cooking equipment.