Sorry Matt, I don't know how to email or PM you. I've had a look at the relevant pages (didn't know about them either!) I think it would be helpful to say much more about getting the death certificate(s). When you register the death, you can buy as many certified copies as you like, I had 6, about £3 each, 5 years ago. You need certified copies as banks etc. won't accept photocopies now.
Having obtained the certificates, it's a good idea to write a general letter "Dear XX,
Then with the deceased name, address, and dob as a heading.
"I regret to ad vise you that my father/brother/husband died on XX at XX. Please find enclosed a copy of the death certificate. Please copy it and return it to me asap.
Yours sincerely,
(Your name, address and telephone number)
I think that the website could have a sample, perhaps which could be downloaded in some way. My mother in law, father in law, and father died in quick succession. For them, I went up and down the high street like some macabre salesman, repeating what had happened endlessly. My husband died suddenly from a massive heart attack. There was no way that I could explain what had happened without dissolving into tears, which is how I came up with the idea of extra certificates and a covering letter. It's so much easier with a copy to send, no explanations, no problems parking, waiting to see advisors etc. etc. Jill
You might also like to mention that the government now has a "Tell Us Once" policy for notifying them.
Having obtained the certificates, it's a good idea to write a general letter "Dear XX,
Then with the deceased name, address, and dob as a heading.
"I regret to ad vise you that my father/brother/husband died on XX at XX. Please find enclosed a copy of the death certificate. Please copy it and return it to me asap.
Yours sincerely,
(Your name, address and telephone number)
I think that the website could have a sample, perhaps which could be downloaded in some way. My mother in law, father in law, and father died in quick succession. For them, I went up and down the high street like some macabre salesman, repeating what had happened endlessly. My husband died suddenly from a massive heart attack. There was no way that I could explain what had happened without dissolving into tears, which is how I came up with the idea of extra certificates and a covering letter. It's so much easier with a copy to send, no explanations, no problems parking, waiting to see advisors etc. etc. Jill
You might also like to mention that the government now has a "Tell Us Once" policy for notifying them.