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🕊️ Checklist: clearing a loved one’s home

Take your time. Do the first section before anything is cleared.

First Secured the property and keys Found the will and the executor Found important papers, bank details and post Set aside photos, letters and keepsakes Told the landlord if rented, and checked the deadline

Then Agreed with family what each person wants Arranged donations of good items Got written quotes from registered clearance firms Checked the firm’s carrier registration

Finally Cancelled utilities and redirected post Kept receipts for the estate accounts

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