DWP asking for money back from late husband

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Garyone9 said:

Mojisola said:

Garyone9 said:

I’ve unexpectedly been named as executor of friends will. He was single living in rented property with very little money

If you haven't started, it may be best not to do anything about the estate.

You can arrange the funeral and the funeral director can be paid directly from your friend's bank account and you can inform companies of his death but don't administer the estate in any other way.

We’ve just been to do that. Funeral director said they will send invoice direct to bank. They did list me as executor on their document, couldn’t get out of it, but if I do nothing else, hoping I can say nothing more to do with me. 

Did you actually sign the funeral director's paperwork? (If so I think you may be ultimately liable to the funeral director if there is any shortfall. So check to see that there is enough in the bank to pay the bill. If not I would contact the funeral director and advise them of this fact - i.e. a possible shortfall - as soon as possible.)