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Bona Vacantia: Understanding Unclaimed Estates
March 26, 2024
When individuals pass away without leaving behind a will or known heirs, their estate can go unclaimed. Known as bona vacantia, unclaimed property is transferred to the Crown, in most cases in England and Wales. There are approximately 6,000 unclaimed estates on the bona vacantia list, which is an government registry that is updated daily, dating back as far as 1974.
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UK’s Largest Probate Research Company Acquires Hull Firm
March 24, 2023
DS Researchers, a Hull-based firm that specializes in tracing beneficiaries to estates of individuals who died without making a will, has been acquired by Daniel Curran's Finders International, the UK's largest probate research company.
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