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Funeral planning: record your wishes

Planning ahead is a thoughtful way to help the people close to you. Pre-planning with Respect is free, letting you keep control of your money while recording the details that matter.

Talk about your wishes

Begin with your wishes

Record whether you prefer burial or cremation, hymns, music, readings, information for a eulogy and the personal touches you want. Choose Respect as your funeral director in advance and tell someone you trust where to find your wishes. There is no charge to add these details; additional services or upgrades may cost more. You can nominate a representative and tell us how you want them kept informed.

Your Price Promise

Tell us which kind of funeral you would like. For Direct Funeral attended and simple arrangements, we record your wishes and give you a written, itemised outline of the current price, what it covers and which costs may be separate. Registration is free; these quotations may change, and we confirm the applicable price before the funeral is arranged. Express Cremations offers a separate £1,587 advance Direct Cremation arrangement with a written, locked-in Price Promise; use its specialist planning page for the inclusions and extra charges. No funeral-service payment is taken in advance.

Burial-plot arrangements are separate

An Exclusive Right of Burial is a separate purchase for a specifically identified plot. It is independent of any funeral arrangements. Ask the burial park about plot availability and the terms of the burial right. No funeral-service payment is required or accepted in advance.

If you want to pay for a funeral in advance

Check that any funeral-plan provider and intermediary have the appropriate regulatory status and permissions. Read the contract, exclusions, cancellation terms and applicable protections before deciding.

Questions about an existing arrangement

You can discuss changes to your wishes or an arrangement for someone else, and tell us if you move to another part of the country. Added services and local prices may affect costs. For cancellation, instalments and what costs are covered, refer to the provider and your plan paperwork. A funeral abroad and repatriation were excluded from the original funeral plan terms; make sure your travel insurance provides the cover you need.

Already have an arrangement?

If you have a plan, plot agreement or earlier quotation, tell us its provider and reference so we can help identify the appropriate team and applicable documents. Please do not send payment details or identity documents.

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