Our specialist funeral plan for repatriation and burial service in mainland Great Britain
The Avalon Repatriation Burial Plan has been designed for expats living in Cyprus who to be repatriated back to mainland Great Britain for a burial funeral.
This comprehensive plan includes a flight and funeral directors' services in both Cyprus and mainland Great Britain. A coffin, three days mortuary expenses, all transport, legal administration and funeral arrangements are provided as part of your plan, giving your family ultimate peace of mind that the complex arrangements of a repatriation will be taken care of.
The Repatriation Burial Funeral Plan - Cyprus includes:
Attending to all legal and administrative formalities required for repatriation from Cyprus to the mainland Great Britain- liaising with Cyprus and UK funeral director and supervision throughout
Appointed Funeral Director in Cyprus and mainland Great Britain attending to all the necessary funeral arrangements prior to and on the day of the funeral
Appointed Funeral Director in Cyprus and mainland Great Britain providing confidential advice on the certification and registration of the death
Collection and transportation of the deceased from a place of residence, a care home, hospital, or resting place in Cyprus to the mortuary in Cyprus
Care and preparation the deceased at the funeral home – to include full hygienic treatment as required
3 days mortuary expenses in Cyprus
Supply of a high-quality coffin for transportation
Transportation of the deceased to the airport in Cyprus
Flight for the deceased to mainland Great Britain
Collection and care of the deceased from airport in mainland Great Britain
Supply of a simple coffin suitable for burial in mainland Great Britain
Disbursement allowance included in your plan is £1000 plus any uplift from the Consumer Price Index applied every July. The allowance is put towards the cost of products and services associated with the funeral in the UK that are not guaranteed to be covered under the other terms of your plan and are typically used to cover in part or all of the costs for:
a) Burial fee for the preparation, opening and closing an existing burial plot.
b) Doctor’s fee for the provision the medical certificate
c) Minister or Celebrant fee to perform the funeral service on the day of the funeral.
A contribution of £250 towards transportation of the deceased to the FD appointed funeral home in mainland Great Britain
Relevant funeral staff required to conduct the funeral service in mainland Great Britain
Avalon LifeLocker
24-hour bereavement line with English speaking operators based in Europe
The Repatriation Burial Funeral Plan - Cyprus excludes:
Any services for a Funeral Director not appointed by Avalon
Additional venue costs to host the event or a service, including a church service
A wake, including the costs associated with catering for the funeral congregation/guests
Obituary notices posted in the media
Flowers, floral tributes, or any items requested in celebration of the deceased
Burial plot – a plot of land purchased to be used as a grave
Headstone, memorials, or associated costs for stonework and erection thereof
Gifts, including charitable donations
Any transportation of funeral guests on the day of the funeral
List of funeral guests who sent flowers and charitable donations
Use of chapel of rest for viewing the deceased
Hymn cards and order of service
Audio or visual equipment
Repatriation to or from any other country
On return to mainland Great Britain or Northern Ireland, your plan includes a £1000 disbursement allowance that is used to pay towards the disbursement fees associated with the funeral. The contribution increases in line with the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) on the 1st July each year. You can find full details in your Terms and Conditions.
How would you like to pay
Avalon offer a range of flexible payment options, you can decide how and when to pay for your funeral plan. Make a one off payment or opt to spread the cost, the choice is yours.
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The instalment illustration is calculated based on 6% Instalment Fee.
The Price of a Funeral
The Cyprus Repatriation Burial Funeral Plan price of 7,450 EUR compares to the current average price of an ‘at need’ funeral price should you require a similar funeral today.
At time of sale, Avalon will allocate your plan to a specific Funeral Director(s) and have negotiated a wholesale price for the costs of provision of your funeral. These wholesale costs to Avalon vary, for example, by region and plan type but on average are for this plan are 6,017 EUR + repatriation fees + annual uplift for inflation at today’s prices.
Unlike the plan price you pay which is fixed, the at need price today is likely to rise with inflation each year until you need a funeral. These wholesale costs to Avalon are also uplifted for inflation each year.
Trust Amounts
All the money you pay for your plan is paid into the Trust. Avalon do not receive any money from the trust unless it is funded to over 110% of required funds to provide your funeral in the future. If the trust is funded to over 110%, we receive a maximum of 900 EUR from the trust for every plan we sell to cover our reasonable administration overheads and expenses of running the business for each plan.
The amount Avalon receive can vary but is subject to the maximum amounts per plan and subject to the FCA funding rules. These maximums are the amounts certified by the actuary to ensure we always have sufficient funds retained on trust to provide the funeral services at time of need. This is not a fee or a charge to you and any amount you pay to us is fully refundable, subject to the cancelation terms of your plan. Please see our Funeral Plan Trusts page.
Subject to professional advice and guidelines and the Trust being over 10% in surplus, Avalon may receive additional amounts from the Trust.
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Not the right plan for you?
We offer a range of funeral plans to suit you. Whether you’d prefer a funeral in Cyprus or a repatriation back to mainland Great Britain we can help you find the right option to suit your needs and budget. Find out more about what each plan includes and doesn’t include on the plan pages.
Expat Plan - Cyprus
€3954 Or £3445 single paymentCovers the essentials including a quality veneer coffin and seven days mortuary fees
Monthly instalments from €51.39 per month Or £44.60 per month
Total Payable €6266.40 Or £5452.00
Repatriation Cremation Plan - Cyprus
€6950 Or £6045 single paymentA comprehensive repatriation plan including funeral director services in both countries and flight
Monthly instalments from €139.75 per month Or £120.15 per month
Total Payable €8885.00 Or £7708.50
Why choose Avalon?
Award-winning funeral plan provider
Our plans are award-winning. We’ve been voted the 'Best Funeral Plan Provider' at the Personal Finance Awards every year since 2019. Not only that, but our Premium Plan is also Defacto 5* rated.
Avalon Promise for extra peace of mind
If you pass away before your plan is fully paid Avalon will still provide all the services in your plan once you’ve had your plan for 12 months in the UK or 18 months in the EU.
Rated excellent by our customers on Trustpilot
We have over 3,000 reviews on Trustpilot and are rated 'Excellent' by our customers. For over 25 years we’ve helped over 100,000 people feel reassured their funeral is planned and paid for.
Safe and secure
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. But in the unlikely event that Avalon was to fail, the FSCS scheme guarantees to find an equivalent funeral plan replacement or financial compensation, which may be less than you paid in.
Local funeral directors
We work with local funeral directors to provide the funeral when the time comes. You can be sure that every one of the funeral directors in our network - 1,800 funeral directors in the UK and over 70 funeral directors in over 600 locations across Spain, Cyprus and Portugal - will deliver the high standards and personalised service you expect, and you and your family deserve.
