Funeral Plans

Avalon Funeral Plans

Who is Avalon?

Established for over 25 years

100,000 clients with 37,000 in Europe

A British company with specialist teams based in Spain

An award-winning funeral plan provider

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Why choose an Avalon funeral plan

An Award-Winning Funeral Plan Provider

For three consecutive years, Avalon won the best Funeral Plan Provider, after thousands of votes by consumers at the Personal Finance Awards, which has long been recognised as a benchmark for excellence in the UK’s consumer finance market.

Funeral plan specialists

Avalon specialises in funeral plans. We’ve been established for over 25 years with more than 100,000 customers having chosen a plan with us.

Rated Excellent

With over 3,000 reviews Avalon are rated Excellent by consumers using the Trustpilot website

What are the major differences between funerals in the UK and Spain?

1. Quicker Time Scales

  • Funeral typically take place within 24-48 hours
  • Exception if a post-mortem is required
  • Expat funerals may take longer
  • Any delay may incur additional costs for mortuary fees

2. Languages barriers and unfamiliar procedures

  • Police may contact a Funeral Director on your behalf
  • Less time to choose a Funeral Director and compare services and prices
  • Making arrangements and understanding paperwork may be difficult due to language barriers

3. Payment upfront

  • Spanish Funeral Directors are likely to ask for at least partial payment upfront, so it may be difficult for family to find the money to quickly

4. Funerals are simpler

  • Funerals tend to be simple with less choice than funerals in the UK
  • You may not have time to arrange extra personalised elements

Why Arrange Your Own Funeral With a Prepaid Funeral Plan

  • Peace of mind for you and your loved ones
  • Help family to navigate the complexities of planning a funeral in a Spain
  • Provide help and support for your family when the time comes
  • Local support from an English-speaking team
  • Fix funeral costs at today’s prices

Introducing …..

Avalon’s plans designed for expats living in Spain

Expat Simple Funeral Plan

Tailored specifically for expats living in Spain, Avalon’s Expat Simple Plan is ideal for those that prefer a simple funeral.

This plan provides for the essential products and services for a cremation or burial in Spain. It includes a basic coffin, two days mortuary fees and transportation of the deceased to the crematorium or cemetery.

Visit the Avalon website for full details of what the plan includes and doesn’t include.

 

Expat Plus Funeral Plan

A popular choice for expats living abroad , Expat Plus is Avalon’s premium Spanish funeral plan.

This plan provides for the essential products and services for a cremation or burial funeral in Spain. It provides for four days mortuary fees, which is ideal if your family are based in another country and would want and may want to travel to Spain for the funeral.

Visit the Avalon website for full details of what the plan includes and doesn’t include.

Repatriation Cremation Funeral Plan

Avalon’s Repatriation Cremation Plan is specially designed for expats who want to be repatriated back to mainland Great Britain for a cremation funeral.

This comprehensive plan provides for the essential products and services for a repatriation for a cremation funeral in mainland Great Britain, giving your family the peace of mind that the complicated repatriation arrangements are taken care of. All transport, legal administration and funeral arrangements are included, as well as four days mortuary expenses, a flight to mainland Great Britain and Funeral Director services in both countries.

Visit the Avalon website for full details of what the plan includes and doesn’t include.

Repatriation Burial Funeral Plan

Avalon’s specialist funeral plan for repatriation for a burial service. The Avalon Repatriation Burial Plan has been designed for expats living in Spain who would like a burial funeral in mainland Great Britain or Northern Ireland.

This comprehensive plan includes a flight and funeral directors’ services in both Spain, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Four days mortuary expenses, all transport, legal administration, and funeral arrangements are provided as part of your plan, giving your family peace of mind that the complex arrangements of a repatriation are already taken care of.

Visit the Avalon website for full details of what the plan includes and doesn’t include.

Flexible payment option

  • Pay in full with a lump sum
  • Pay in monthly instalments over 18 months with no additional charges
  • Pay in monthly instalments up 10 years with a 6% annual instalment charge
  • Pay in Euros or Pounds

Why choose Avalon

Avalon work with a network of local Funeral Directors meaning you and your loved ones always have support close by. Avalon is one of only two regulated providers of expat funeral plans in Spain.
When you buy an Avalon pre-paid funeral plan, you’re choosing to fix key funeral costs at today’s prices and make the arrangements in advance
Your family will receive the help and support of an English-speaking team based in Spain to help them navigate the Spanish funeral system. All arrangements will be in place, so you’ll be remembered exactly the way you want to be and your family can focus on celebrating your life
Avalon have funeral plans options for cremation or burial, and for a funeral in Spain or repatriation back to mainland Great Britain. Your Plan also moves with you, so you could have a funeral in either country if you split your time living between Spain and the mainland Great Britain.
Avalon will still provide all the services in your plan if you pass away before your plan is fully paid once you’ve had your plan for 12 months in the UK or 18 months in the EU
The money you pay for your plan is paid into an independently managed Trust and is held and safeguarded until the time it is needed to pay for the funeral. Avalon ensures that the Trust always has enough funds to provide the funerals of all our customers. As Avalon is regulated by the FCA, all plans are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). So in the unlikely event that Avalon was to cease trading, the FSCS guarantees to find an equivalent funeral plan replacement or compensation which may be less than you have paid in
Avalon was voted the “Best Funeral Plan Provider” for three years running, after thousands of votes by consumers at the Personal Finance Awards.

Find out more

Avalon’s team of funeral plan specialist can help you decide on which plan is right for you.

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