Has anyone had/got this problem. My mother in law has dementia and is living in a nursing home - paid mostly for by the Council due to my father in law living in their home. My father in law has now died but several months before he died he changed his will to leave his half of the property to his children. We have a health power of attorney on mum and have a health and wealth power of attorney for Dad. The problem we now have is an empty house that we cannot sell as half belongs to mum. We could apply to the Court to look after mums interest but this is very expensive and takes upto 2 years seemingly. Mum is 96. We presume the Council will now ask for 100 per cent of the care fees to be paid and put a debt on the house upto half the value (mums half). I wonder whether as the house cannot be sold the value of the house is zero? - Can anyone advise? Thanking you so much.