Thousands of estates across the UK are currently lying unclaimed, totalling an estimated value of nearly £1.5billion. Records show that as many as 5,472 estates are waiting for heirs nationwide as of ...

Estate planning professionals are urging millions of UK families to review their wills following significant inheritance tax changes announced in the 2024 and 2025 Autumn Budgets. The most substantial ...

Each year, a large number of estates remain unclaimed. As of February 2026, there are more than 5,000 unclaimed estates scattered across the UK. Given that the average price of a property in the UK is ...

These estates have been listed as “Bona Vacantia,” meaning they have been unclaimed for a certain period and are now the property of the Crown ¹. In the updated list released on Monday, March 24, the ...

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