If you are
not married he would have to
use sections 14 and 15 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees
Act 1996.
If he does, I would say the probable outcome is the
Court would order a sale but it is certainly within the powers of the Court
to defer a sale.
The Court must have regard ( amongst other
things ) to the purposes for which the property was acquired, and if it was
to provide a home for your adult son and a sick parent, then you have a
very reasonable case for a delay on compassionate grounds.
It
is not easy to predict how a Court would react to circumstances like these.
With minor children it would be normal to defer a sale until their
majority.
I would say you have an arguable case for delay, and
please don't ask me how long, it depends on the judge. I very much doubt
if an immediate sale would be ordered, though.
LMM
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