Claiming Bank Charges on behalf a deceassed spouse

CAZPOW

Can anyone help! I woudl like to claim bank charges back on behalf of my brother, his wife passed away last year and looking back at her statements she had many charges, can he claim for these? Her account has since been closed.

Any advice woudl be appreciated

Orford

Yes he can. Luckily he has her statements since the Data protection Act doesn't apply to dead people and the bank may have refused to supply them.

If it was a joint a/c he can claim as the a/c holder, otherwise for a sole a/c he can claim as executor of her estate, since an executor has a duty too collect all monies due to the estate. The fact that the a/c is closed makes no difference

He will probably need to show some documentary evidence that he is an executor.