AfterLoss Wiki

A practical knowledge base for the things you need to do when someone dies in the UK. Plain English, actual forms, actual costs, actual deadlines.

This is part of AfterLoss, a guide to bereavement administration.

Where to start

If you're newly bereaved and don't know where to begin, the death certificate page covers the very first steps.

If you're an executor working through the estate, start with Do I need probate?.

If you're trying to understand inheritance tax, start with Inheritance tax.

What's here today

The wiki currently covers probate in England & Wales. We're expanding to cover the rest of the UK and the wider administrative tasks of bereavement through 2026.

• Probate: Do I need probate? · How to apply for probate · Inheritance tax · Intestacy rules
• Around the death: Death certificate · Tell Us Once

How this is maintained

Every page is reviewed against authoritative UK government sources every three months. The "Last verified" date at the foot of each page tells you when the facts were last checked.

If you spot something out of date or wrong, email steve@afterloss.uk.