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It’s the stuff fairy tales are made of – a forgotten Will coming to land and landing an unsuspecting heir with a fortune.

There are hundreds of unclaimed estates of people who died in Coventry that have still not been claimed yet.

MORE than 150 estates are currently unclaimed throughout Bournemouth – including one dating back to 1988.

Down thin cobbled lanes around Old Street is a warehouse, and inside – assuming you are a British citizen born before the year 2000 – sits a microfiche with your name on it.

Finders International published the figures this week, and said if the estates aren't claimed they are passed to the Crown.

The relatives of a gun maker from the first world war wer shocked to find out they were the heirs to the £1000,000 estate of long lost relative.

Two long lost relatives haven been reunited after 30 years.

A Gillingham man has found out he is an heir to part of a £250 fortune, thanks to a BBC programme

THE DEATH of a local seamstress and former Crufts Best of Breed champion, has led to a reunion of an aunt and niece who hadn’t seen each other in more than three decades.

The search for the families of fallen Leicestershire police officers has been boosted thanks to the efforts of heir hunting firm Finders International.