Bingowings said:

Get yourself over to your local CAB they may have a list of solicitors who would give you a free consultation because I'm pretty sure under probate law neither side of a joint bequest can sell without the consent of the the other side.

Unless the car was left directly to your brother it's not his alone either.

You could take out a new mortgage on your dad's house to pay off your brother's half and rent out your current home, either directly, via an agent or via the local authority which could be used to pay off the new mortgage.

A friend of mine did something similar in a similar situation.

I'd get that black-listing looked into too because it's a common problem south of the border but it can be sorted out.

Our family is blessed by never having a bean to our name to worry about at times like this.

When you are trying to cope with grief having to handle money squabbles too adds indignity to the pain.

Usually all these items would be audited by the Inland Revenue so he has no business selling anything of your Father's until a tax audit has been concluded anyway.

Having spoke to a solicitor he can force the sale of the house if i do not have the funds to buy out his half of the house. Our flat is a council flat (well housing accosiation now) so it is against the law for us to rent it out. Because our flat is blacklisted our credit rating is shot to hell so they won't lend us the money. We're stuck in a hole here.