He doesn't want to shirk any of his responsibilities. but how did they track him down? We have moved away now for 18 months. we didn't even live here then, why didn't the demands go to our old address? we're in contact with the buyers still & they always send any post on.,
Strange
perhaps theyve got a copy of the will somehow and know that he is executor? or maybe the new owners have been getting hassled and have passed your details on
he should'nt be responsible for the bills Jem. When my mother-in-law died - albeit she lived in a council property - I wrote letters to her catalogue company, gas and electricity suppliers and sent copies of Death Certificate - they wrote all the outstanding bills off.
""When you die your debts die with you. That's how it used to be I know ...."
No, I'm not aware of a time when that was the case. It's an urban myth.
The estate is always liable for debts of the deceased provided there is enough in the estate. No individual is liable- just the estate- although of course if there is a beneficiary then that person perceives that they are paying the debt because their inheritance is less than it woudl otherwise have been.