Wife died now I have debt letters

[justiceman]

My wife passed away in March.

I moved house in September from Scotland to England and I am now living with family.

My wife was the account holder for Vigin Media. I cancelled the direct debit in September

Today I received a letter (via redirected mail) from a debt collection agency for circa £250.

Where do I stand? If they discover she is deceased can they track me down as her surviving partner and to my new address?

Also, I signed up to C-Date and then cancelled my membership. The company is based in Switzerland. I thought they only had my email but I received a letter today (via redirected mail) for an outstanding debt. There is lots of content relating to C-Date online as it's impossible to cancel your membership

Please advise.

[atticus]

You should notify Virgin Media of your wife's passing: otherwise how are they to know the reason for cessation of payment?

[justiceman]

Ok thanks but I believe that when a person dies, their executor is responsible for the debt

[MIKE770]

Depends on the estate monies if any sure others will advise in more detail

[dslippy]

You are not liable for her debts.

You are liable for C-Date debts.

[atticus]

Ok thanks but I believe that when a person dies, their executor is responsible for the debt

The executor is responsible for ensuring that the debts are paid by the estate. If the estate is does not have sufficient funds the executor is not obliged to dip into his own pocket. Otherwise we would all be rewriting our wills and naming Nigel Farridge as executor.