• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person.

  • In:
  • Family
  • Death and wills

• Managing affairs for someone else

  Information on managing someone’s affairs including ordinary, lasting and enduring power of attorney, and mental capacity.

  • In:
  • Family
  • Looking after people

• What to do if someone dies abroad

  Who to contact if someone dies abroad, registering the death and making funeral arrangements including covering the costs, and whether you can claim on travel insurance.

  • In:
  • Family
  • Death and wills

• Dealing with your mortgage lender

  Information on contacting your lender about clearing your mortgage debt or changing your payments including who to contact, what to say to them and what to do if your mortgage lender doesn't want to help.

  • In:
  • Debt and money
  • Mortgage problems
  • How to sort out your mortgage problems

• Dealing with the official receiver after bankruptcy

  Explains what to expect when dealing with the official receiver after a bankruptcy order has been made.

  • In:
  • Debt and money
  • Debt solutions
  • Bankruptcy
  • How to go bankrupt

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Check you’re responsible for paying rent arrears, find a way of affordably repaying them and make sure you're getting all the help you're entitled to.

  • In:
  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• Staying in your council home when someone dies

  Check if you can stay in your home when the person on the tenancy agreement dies. It will depend on your relationship with the person and what tenancy type they had.

  • In:
  • Housing
  • Renting from the council or a housing association

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Check you’re responsible for paying rent arrears, find a way of affordably repaying them and make sure you're getting all the help you're entitled to.

  • In:
  • Debt and money
  • Rent arrears

• Getting financial advice

  Information on choosing a qualified financial adviser, how much advice will cost, a checklist of things to think about before seeing an adviser and how to make a complaint.

  • In:
  • Debt and money

• If someone's harassed you in housing

  Find out if you can take action about harassment from someone involved in your housing.

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  • Housing
  • Discrimination in housing

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