Let us know when someone has died

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When someone has died, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can adjust the council tax bill.

We now offer a "Tell Us Once" service which enables you to tell multiple government agencies about a death at the same time. Tell Us Once is now an optional part of the death registration and you will be offered the service when you book to see the Registrar. If you take up Tell Us Once you will not need to contact the Council Tax or Benefits services, this will be done for you.

However, if you decide not to take up Tell Us Once and choose to contact us direct yourself, we will need to know:

• Date of death
• Details of any remaining occupiers
• Executor’s/solicitor's name and address

If rented:

• Tenancy end date
• Owner/agent’s name and address
• Details about whether the property was a furnished or unfurnished let
• If unfurnished, the date the furniture was removed

If owned:

• Details about whether the property is still furnished, or if unfurnished, when the furniture was removed
• The intentions for the property i.e. sell/let etc
• Are there any joint owners? If so, we will need their names and contact details
• Notification of when probate was granted
• Date property transferred ownership and names of new owners

We appreciate that you may not have all these immediately available. However it is important that we know a death has occurred and will need a copy of the death certificate when it becomes available.

Please use the contact details on the left to find your local Wiltshire Council office. If you do not know if you are in North, South, East or West Wiltshire, please select your address using the post code checker.

Related information

• Tell Us Once

Last updated: 2 February 2012