My brother wants to sell the house from under me - what can I do?

The more people who have an interest in a property the more scope there is for disagreement, writes rural legal expert Karen Walsh
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SUBSCRIBEDear Karen,
My mother recently passed away. My father died many years ago. The house that my mother lived in was in her sole name and I lived with her for the past 20 years. Her Will has been read and she left the house between myself and my brother in equal shares.
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