The Executor's First 30 Days

If you've just discovered you're an executor, here is the calm truth: almost nothing has to happen today.

This guide walks you through the worst month in order, separating the genuinely urgent — registering the death, securing and insuring the property, Tell Us Once — from the jobs that merely feel urgent. It covers finding the will, the notification round, protecting an empty house, gathering paperwork for the valuation, and what to do if you don't want the job at all.

• The first 48 hours, step by step
• Tell Us Once, the contact log and the notification round
• The empty-house insurance trap that costs estates thousands
• Renouncing, reserving power, or getting help — your options

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