Contacting the funeral director

No one is obliged to hire an undertaker (funeral director) to organise a funeral, but there is a distinct advantage in doing so: funeral directors are skilled professionals, who can steer the bereaved through the entire process.

They know the options that are available, the choices that need to be made, and the formalities that have to be completed.

So it is a good idea to contact a funeral director as soon as the death is confirmed. Our finder service lists every undertaker in the UK.