Notify the Building societies of an account holder’s death – in one go
You have so much to deal with when someone dies – Settld is here to help, for free.
Complete one form, to close, freeze and transfer all the financial accounts of the person who died. Then track everything to completion in one secure space.
What Settld can do
Most people save 20 hours of admin stress and hassle by using Settld to:
Send the Building societies a death notification for sole and joint accounts
- Request account updates, as per your needs*
Provide Date of Death balances and closure forms
Request cancellation of direct debits
Request marketing and mail to be stopped
Expected timeframes
Timeframes are set by each company, independent of Settld’s processes. Wherever possible, Settld works with companies to improve their bereavement processes and achieve faster resolution times. Click here to support our Better Bereavement Charter.
The Building societies process Settld’s notification
Once you have submitted your Settld form, the notification of death is sent to each company. Most building societies take 5-10 business working days to start their process for joint and sole accounts.
The Building societies provides balances and closure forms
Date of death balances and closure forms are uploaded to your secure Settld Dashboard. Some companies may send them to you by post – we’ll let you know if so. This typically takes a further 7-10 business working days.
You send off the closure form
Depending on the building societies probate thresholds, to retrieve cash from the account you’ll need to complete and return the closure form. Most banks take 7-10 business working days to respond with information and next steps.
If you need help with this task, let us know.
Common Questions and Answers
Which Building societies will Settld notify?
If you do not see a building society listed below, please add the company to your Settld form or write to support@settld.care. We’ll always attempt to contact them on your behalf.
- Bath Investment & Building Society
- Beverley Building Society
- Cambridge Building Society
- Chorley and District Building Society
- Coventry Building Society Cumberland Building Society
- Darlington Building Society
- Dudley Building Society
- Earl Shilton Building Society
- Ecology Building Society
- Furness Building Society
- Hanley Economic Building Society
- Harpenden Building Society
- Hinckley and Rugby Building Society
- Leeds Building Society
- Leek United Building Society
- Loughborough Building Society
- Manchester Building Society
- Mansfield Building Society
- Market Harborough Building Society
- Marsden Building Society
- Melton Mowbray Building Society
- National Counties Building Society
- Nationwide Building Society
- Newbury Building Society
- Newcastle Building Society
- Nottingham Building Society
- Penrith Building Society
- Principality Building Society
- Progressive Building Society
- Saffron Building Society
- Scottish Building Society
- Skipton Building Society
- Stafford Railway Building Society
- Swansea Building Society
- Teachers’ Building Society
- The Buckinghamshire Building Society
- The Monmouthshire Building Society
- The Suffolk Building Society
- Tipton and Coseley Building Society
- Vernon Building Society
- West Bromwich Building Society
- Yorkshire Building Society
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“Settld were instrumental in alleviating the worry of all the admin involved in dealing with closing my partner’s accounts, not to mention saving me a great deal of time. They were thorough and professional throughout the whole process, regularly keeping me up to date on their progress.”