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As soon as you can, you'll need to let relevant companies or institutions know about your loss.
If you're not sure who you need to contact, a good place to start might be the deceased's bank statements to see what Direct Debits they had, and where any regular payments were coming from.
If they had an address book, or place they stored bank statements, documents etc, this might also help you draw up a more comprehensive list of those people you need to notify.
Below we've given you a checklist of some of the organisations you might need to tell.
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| Banks and building societies |
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| Credit card, store cards and loan providers |
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| Mortgage lender/landlord |
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| Tax office (HM Revenue and Customs) |
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| Solicitors |
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| DVLA |
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| Passport office |
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| Insurance companies |
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| Pension providers |
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| Accountant |
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| Utility companies |
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| Financial adviser |
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| Local council |
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| Department for Work and Pensions/Jobcentre Plus |
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Many of these organisations will ask you for proof of the death, such as an original death certificate or a copy, so you might want to consider getting more than one copy from the registrar or requesting several certified copies.
Here at Egg, we just need to see a photocopy of the death certificate.
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