Not family members. A financial advisor and his wife who quit her job as a solicitor last year to become her husbands secretary, I find ghat situation very suss

Hi We think executors gave my brother permission to live in house and empty it. I went round to house at end of November 2021at request of executors, I questioned why I has been asked round when the house was already empty of my mothers possessions and was told there was a tele in the corner if I wanted it, I didn't.. It has been a year since my last letter, trying to communicate with executors but I just expected it all to fall into place and get sorted once house was sold. When I instructed solicitor to obtain copy of the will I didn't realise they hadn't got probate as house had already been put up for sale. Thank you

Hi new to the group was hoping someone could give me some advice. My mum died in September 2021. My brother came over from New Zealand moved into my mums house and changed the locks to stop me entering the property, he completely emptied the property of all my mums things a lot of which was valuable, she had a lot of jewellery and antique furniture. I asked to see the will, my brother said I would have to speak to executors. I spoke to executors, husband and wife, and they refused to let me have copy of will. In June 2022 I paid a solicitor £300 to request a copy of the will, they dragged their feet but eventually sent solicitor the will. Myself and my 2 adult daughters are named in will though my brother has the lions share . The contents of the house was removed by November 2021, the house was put on the market in February 2022, sale couldn't be completed because they hadn't applied for probate, I found this very strange as the executor was a practising solicitor at the time , though she told me she was a family friend for 15yrs, never seen or heard of her before neither have my step sister or aunts. Probate was granted on 4th September 2022 a year after my mums death. The house sale finally went thru in November 2022. I have tried writing to executors to find out where they are settling my mother's estate, they replied to my 1st letter saying you haven't got a solicitor. I wrote again last January... 12 months ago and still waiting for a reply. My initial questions to you guys are should I have paid a solicitor to obtain a copy of will as I am a named beneficiary and do I need a solicitor to get money owed to me and my 2 daughters Thanks in advance any advice would be greatly appreciated