When someone dies there are many organisations and people you may need to contact to tell them about the death:
- Accountant
- Bank/Building Society
- Bereavement Register (to remove name from mailing lists –
www.deceasedpreferenceservice.co.uk) - Building insurance (to ensure continuing insurance cover if the house or property is left empty)
- Car insurance (if you intend to drive a car owned by the deceased you must make sure you are insured)
- Child benefit office
- Child’s school or childcare provider
- Church or other places of worship
- Clubs and social groups
- Counsel tax office
- Credit card companies
- Creditors (anyone owed money by the deceased)
- Debtors (anyone owing money to the deceased)
- Dentist
- Disabled parking permit (blue badge)
- DVLA cancel car tax and driving licence
- Employers
- Hire purchase/loan companies
- Home help agency
- Hospital clinics (to cancel any outstanding appointments)
- Household insurance
- Income tax office
- Insurance providers
- Internet providers
- Landlord
- Library (return books)
- Meals on wheels provider
- Mortgage provider
- Motoring breakdown policy provider
- National Insurance Contributions Office (self-employed)
- National Savings and investments
- NHS equipment (wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids etc)
- Passport Office
- Pension providers
- Post Office to direct mail
- Premium Bond office
- Probate Office
- Professional bodies
- Private health care provider
- Relatives and friends
- Return drugs to the chemist
- Solicitor
- TV licence
- Telephone provider (mobile and landline)
- Utilities (gas, electricity and water)