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Proper way to approach utilities on death

billium · 2019-02-21 11:11:51

My dad just died and as executor I have notified the banks who have frozen his accounts so the utilities for his house will not be paid ( by him) How should I approach the utilities - gas, water, internet etc to try and delay payment while money is tight? I could just offer to take over paying the accounts still in his…

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Rodders53 Posts: 2,901 Forumite

10 March 2019 at 6:23PM

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

When my mother, who lived with me, died I took the licence to the post office to get a new one they told me I was covered until the renewal date.she had an over 75 licencebut I did not.

Correct. As per one scenario in the link I gave and you have quoted.

There are other scenarios though.

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