Administering the estate - People you should inform

 

• The local Social Services Department of the council if the person was receiving meals-on-wheels, home help or day centre care or had an appliance or piece of equipment issued by the department.

• Any hospital the person was attending.

• The family doctor, home nurse, dentist and solicitor.

• The Inland Revenue.

• Council Tax and House Insurance for refunds.

• The Social Security office if money was being paid directly into a bank or building society account, for example retirement pension or attendance allowance.

• Pre-booked holidays.

• Any employer and trade union.

• A child or young person’s teacher, employer or college if a parent, brother, sister, grandparent or close friend has died.

• A car insurance company (if you are insured to drive the car under the deceased’s name, you will cease to be legally insured).

• The local offices of British Gas, the local Electricity Company and the Telephone Company.

• Rented equipment such as a TV.

• The local Council Housing Department, if the deceased was living in a council property.

• The local Council Housing Benefit section if the deceased was receiving housing benefit.

• The Post Office so that they can redirect the deceased’s mail.

• Any Insurance Company with which the deceased had a policy.

• Any solicitor who has been instructed to administer the deceased’s estate.

• Banks and Building Societies (cancelling standing orders).

• National Savings and Premium Bond offices.

• Pension companies.

• Newspaper and home deliveries.

• Mortgage and finance agreements.