What happens if someone dies outside of 90 days

depends if they have any funeral arrangement in place otherwise would think that the tanatoria take over and the Spanish acted on in 24 hrs happens with the resulting bill 

Repatriation costs are not cheap. Don't die if you have exceeded the 90 day rule.

Do they have to be repatriated? The man has no living family 

No.

No.  But someone has to be responsible for all costs.  Best if they take out some sort of insurance to cover this when travelling in Europe

sandracolin

Thanks for your reply sadly someone who is 97 yrs old can't even get an insurance quote let alone one that is affordable.

Unfortunately someone Will have to pay unless the social security in England will oblige.  Best to check with them.

Sandracolin

Happy about paying for cremation, was just a query whether he could be cremated in Spain. 

Yes he can