About the services we provide for leaseholders and freeholders who pay us a service charge. How and when to pay.
When a homeowner of an ex-council home dies, we still need to send service charge information to whoever is dealing with their Estate.
The solicitor or legal representative should arrange to pay any outstanding service charges.
Let us know where to send future service charge information.
You'll be able to upload a copy of the solicitor’s letter confirming this.
Or, if you’ve been appointed the legal representative, you can upload the legal document.
The new owner becomes responsible for paying service charges once the property has been legally transferred to them.
When you report the death to us, you’ll need to send us a copy of the death certificate and:
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go.