{"id":20101,"date":"2025-03-21T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/?p=20101"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:06:36","slug":"an-8-step-guide-on-what-to-do-when-somebody-dies-practical-advice-from-wrigley-claydon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/?p=20101","title":{"rendered":"An 8-Step Guide on what to do when Somebody Dies \u2013 Practical Advice from Wrigley Claydon"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We understand it can be a really difficult time when a loved one passes away,\u00a0 however there are key things that must be done. Here is a step-by-step guide on what to do when someone dies.<\/p>\n

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  1. Register the death \u2013 a medical certificate will need to be provided at your local registry to register the death.<\/li>\n
  2. Check for a Will \u2013 The executors (if your loved one left a Will) or the next-of-kin (if not) should then arrange the funeral. Any funeral account that it not pre-paid can be paid from the deceased\u2019s bank accounts.<\/li>\n
  3. Tell Us Once is a government service that allows you to report a death to all government bodies in one go.<\/li>\n
  4. House Insurance \u2013 If your loved one has left an empty house, make sure the house is secure and insured.<\/li>\n
  5. Financial Institutions \u2013 Register the death with all financial institutions i.e. banks and building societies. Do note most institutions will have different requirements to close accounts.<\/li>\n
  6. Apply for Probate (if necessary). Executors of the Will should apply. If your loved one died intestate, the Law of Intestacy governs who can apply.<\/li>\n
  7. Collect in all assets and pay any final bills or liabilities including selling any properties as necessary.<\/li>\n
  8. Distribute the Estate in accordance with the Will or the Law of Intestacy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you would like to discuss any of the above whether that be applying for Probate or drafting a Will, the team at Wrigley Claydon will be happy to help. Please call Rachel Damianou, Jyoti Patel, or Eleanor Heap on (0161) 624 6811 option 3.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We understand it can be a really difficult time when a loved one passes away,\u00a0 however there are key things that must be done. Here is a step-by-step guide on what to do when someone dies. Register the death \u2013 a medical certificate will need to be provided at your local registry to register the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trusts-wills-probate","category-222","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20102,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101\/revisions\/20102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrigleyclaydon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}