Your brother, as Executor, will have to bring the Will to Probate, which means he cannot distribute any of the assets until Probate has been obtained because most banks, buildings societies, etc. will not release funds until they see a copy of the Probate document. Once Probate has been obtained you should be able to obtain a copy of it through the Probate office although you may have to pay for this. Executors are also supposed to execute the Will as expediciously as possible. He may be delaying the sale because house prices have dropped and he is hoping to get a better price for it. The property will have been valued at a certain price for the purposes of probate, but that is not necessarily the price it will sell for. Have you seen a copy of your mother's will? If you are a beneficiary, I think you are entitled to ask to see it. Your brother as Executor, should be keeping proper accounts of all transactions and when he is ready to distribute the sums involved, I think you as a beneficiary, are entitled to ask to see the accounts. If you genuinely think he is not being straightforward with you, you can always consult a solicitor but Wills often do take a long time to sort out and it is always better to try and resolve these issues amicably first within families, rather than resulting to the law. You say your brother is the "Main executor" of your mother's Will. This infers that there is also another executor, and if there is, perhaps you could address your concerns to the other executor involved, although sometimes a second executor can "waive" their right to act, and let one Executor handle everything if it is more convenient for that person to do so. Your brother is, however, legally obliged to carry out your mother's wishes and if money is disposed of fraudulently, he can be sued.