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Inheriting Brookfield

• Message 1. 

  Posted by pixieone (U9467381) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  What did Phil and Jill decide to do with Brookfield when they retired and what would happen when they died? I remember bits of the squabble. St. Shulah saying 'Not for me', Kentern and Elizabeth wanting more and David wanting complete ownership with no-one else involved. In the end, the arrangement P & J came to satisfied no-one, but what were they?

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:53 GMT, in reply to pixieone in message 1
  
  From the Lowfield summary for January 1st 2001:
  
  "With David back from hospital, the family toast his health - and Phil reveals his decision. He's opted to leave the farm to David and Ruth and, while the move into quality beef is not the easy route, it's the one that the last year of turmoil and harsh thinking leads him to believe to be the right one. They're turning Brookfield into a limited company so that the others might profit if the farm is ever sold. Ruth and David are happy, although Elizabeth seems much less so - Phil and Jill are certainly relieved as they wish each other new year."

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  Posted by rosietonthemove (U2260932) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  When Jill and Phil die, Elizabeth and Shula will sell Glebe Cottage and each get half of the selling price.

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  Ruth and David are happy, although Elizabeth seems much less so 
  
  Don't think Kenton was too chuffed either.

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  Posted by bob larkin (U2297537) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  
  
  Wasn't he out of it anyway? Because P 'n' J had to buy off his debts, get him out of jail or something?
  
  bob

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007

  True but he still thought he might get the odd grand or two out of it.

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  Posted by Bushbaby (U2267041) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  I think Kenton should get something out of it. He may have already had a share, but so have the others - when you consider all the free child care and other support they've had from Jill and Phil over the years. Kenton had a lump sum, but the the value of that has fallen in real terms. If I was Jill and Phil I would hate to think I'd left one of my children out of my will.

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:00 GMT, in reply to Gladsomemind in message 7
  
  All the children (including Kenton) get something if Brookfield is sold.

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  Posted by RosieT (U2224719) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  Kenton was bailed out twice - once for thousands of poundsworth of debts, once for thousands of pounds of unpaid Australian taxes, I think. Phil agreed with Kenton that if he paid it off, it would be in lieu of getting any other help.

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:35 GMT, in reply to RosieT in message 9
  
  Yes, this was Phil and Jill's original position (Kenton had already received his inheritance) but they relented from this in the end. Bear in mind that Kenton only gets something if Brookfield is sold whereas Shula and Lizzie are guaranteed 50% of Glebe each when the last of Phil/Jill dies, so the children are not, in fact, being treated equally.
  
  It is Kenton's possession of these B or C shares in Brookfield which are responsible for his occasional claim that he is co-owner of BF (which, of course he isn't, but the claim has the delightful effect of winding up Dave).

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:53 GMT, in reply to mike .... in message 10
  
  PS Here's an extract from the official synopsis for Jan 1st 2001
  
  "At Brookfield, Phil has an announcement to make to his assembled family. He tells them that David’s accident has proved to him just how committed David is to the farm, something he should have known all along. He is going to form Brookfield into a limited company, so that if the farm is ever sold, then Elizabeth, Shula and Kenton will all get a share of the proceeds. But Phil is going to leave the farm to David and Ruth. The toast is to David, Ruth and the future of Brookfield."
  

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