I AM elderly and wish to leave my estate to my middle child of three as he is the one who has looked after me.

The other two have plenty of money and I would rather it all went to the most deserving of them. How can I do this?

I have a small flat and a couple of ISAs.

Make a will. If you don't all three will share equally (assuming your husband has passed away already) under intestacy law.

If you make a will, the other two will still have a legal claim - that can't be willed away - but it will be limited to only a smallish share of the ISAs and none of the house if you state that you leave it all to the middle child.

I WAS the personal carer for an elderly uncle, who passed away this year.

During the final weeks he was unable to attend to payments etc.

I pointed this out to his daughter, who does not live in Glasgow, and asked if I should give himself my final account. With the daughter's encouragement, I passed this to his lawyer.

He acknowledged it, pointing out the deceased's finances were frozen.

This I understand, and I was to be paid when funds were available. I just can't bring myself to ask for the money I am owed.

Don't be daft. Your uncle wouldn't want you to be out of pocket and the solicitor and/or executor of the estate will be only too glad to reimburse you as a legitimate debt on the estate.

You may have to wait until six months are up, but you are better to tell them than be missed out and then money has to be clawed back from beneficiaries.

I BOUGHT a house with my boyfriend but we have now split up.

I want to sell the house but he continues to live in it and won't move out.

He says that as he is paying half the mortgage he has the right to stay there.

He is right for the time being. He is a half-owner with complete rights to live in the house.

However, he cannot keep you locked into what is now only a property deal.

If he will not buy you out and agree to take over the whole mortgage you can take him to court in an action of division and sale.

The sheriff will sell the house over his head and charge him the court costs.

WOULD it be reasonable to claim £1,000 through the small claims court against a social landlord for draughts and wind coming in through bad window maintenance?

I understand you have asked for repairs to be done and no-one is listening.

A court action would get their attention for sure.

But you can only claim compensation if you can prove you have suffered physical harm, illness and/or inconvenience as a result of the landlord breaching their legal duty.

You would need medical evidence if you say the draughts have affected you. .