Are you entitled?

ticklepenny_2

A bit morbid but....

I have recently been notified by my grandparents that they have come into a small amount of money after being contacted by a probate genealogist. Having looked into this my grandparents could have cut out the middleman by visiting the "bona vacantia" website http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk where by you can check to see if a relative has passed away.

The site gives a surname and first names, place of death, date of death and date of publication. If you find a relative listed you can submit a claim to the estate. In most cases the claim will become statute barred 12 years after the date that the administration of the estate is substantially completed. The Treasury Solicitor operates a discretionary policy whereby claims may be admitted up to 30 years from the date of death.

HTH

freddysmith

I have corrected your link.

http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/output/