You’ll need to register the death at any local registry office (within 5 days in England and Wales and 8 days in Scotland). Once you’ve registered the death you will be given a death certificate.
Post them to our Bereavement Team (their contact details are listed on the right).
On receipt of evidence of the death, we will arrange for all necessary policy amendments to be made and notification of these changes will be sent to you.
If there is a buildings insurance policy arranged through us it must be continued until the mortgage is repaid or we are notified that alternative insurance arrangements have been made.
Please note, if the property is to remain empty in excess of 60 days, you must contact us to discuss this further with the Bereavement Team on 01274 705 941.
If there are any life insurance policies in place, you’ll need to contact the policy provider to put a claim in place
If you’d like to notify us of a bereavement online we can help you get started and send you some guidance on what to do next. You’ll need to have details of the person who has passed away to hand, including their account information.
If you would like to talk with a member of our dedicated Bereavement Team, you can call us between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am until 1pm on Saturday.
Bereavement Team
Customer Service Centre
Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire House
Yorkshire Drive
Bradford
BD5 8LJ
9am - 5pm: Mon to Fri
9am - 1pm: Sat
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