A guide for after a death · UK
When someone dies, the hardest part is knowing where to begin.
Afterwise turns the overwhelm into a clear, personal roadmap — so you always know the next thing to do, and what can wait.
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01The shape of it
Everything has its season. We’ll tell you which is now.
First few days
Follow registration instructions, order certificates, begin funeral arrangements.
First two weeks
Use Tell Us Once where available. Let employers, pensions and insurers know.
First month
Find the will, understand the executor’s role, gather the finances.
The months after
Probate, closing accounts, and settling the estate — unhurried.
What Afterwise is
02What Afterwise is
- Made for this moment
- Plain-English guidance for the UK — no jargon, no legalese.
- Private by default
- No account. Your answers and progress stay on your device.
- Free, and unhurried
- We reduce the confusion. We don’t sell to you while you grieve.
03Read on its own
Answers to the questions people ask most.
The roadmap is the quickest way to know what’s next. But if you’d rather just read, every guide stands on its own — and points you to the official services.
“You don’t need to do everything today. You only need to know what comes next.”