After the keys: admin, wills and what's next
The bottom line
Update your address, file the reporting letter, and make a will. The property does not go where you assume without one.
The week after settlement has its own list: utilities, address changes, the reporting letter from us for your records, and your first rates and insurance payments. The one item most people skip is a will. Owning a home changes what happens if you die, and dying without a will means the law decides who gets it.
The final week guide covers the admin. The blog post covers the will.
Read this
The final week: pre-settlement to keys
Do this
Read what happens if you die without a will, then ask us about one
Check yourself
What document do you receive from us after settlement?
A reporting letter.
What decides who gets the property if you die without a will?
The law of intestacy, not your wishes.
Name two admin items for the week after settlement.
Utilities, address changes, rates, insurance.
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