How to deal with ‘sadmin’ when a loved one dies

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Coles says when registering the death: “It’s worth paying for a number of copies of the death certificate at this stage, because you will need to send them to a number of people.” Tackling sadmin If the person who has died was living in Britain, people can also use ‘Tell Us Once’ – a service that enables a death to be reported to many government organisations in one go. This is important, because when you tell the bank, they will freeze direct debits, so they need to know that the usual payments will stop.” If the house where the loved one lived is being left empty for a period, but you intend to pop in every so often, Coles says the energy company may put the account on hold and delay sending a final bill until the property is sold. “This is one reason why it’s so useful to make a note of details of who your utilities are with and leave them somewhere your family knows about.” Coles also suggests some people may need to be prepared for complications and setbacks. And things were really difficult in every aspect of our lives and one of those was that, there’s lots of stuff that comes with grief, and one of them is financial terror.” Don’t forget wills Although it is such an important topic, Nick Flynn, a retirement income director from Canada Life, says research suggests that less than half of the UK population have discussed their end-of-life intentions – such as care provision or power of attorney.