44 unclaimed estates in Suffolk await rightful heirs

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 17:32 · Archive

Forty-four estates worth millions of pounds remain unclaimed in Suffolk, with heirs urged to come forward.

Millions of pounds remain unclaimed in Suffolk following an update to the Treasury Solicitor's official register of ownerless property. Forty-four estates in the county have no identified heirs waiting to claim them.

When someone dies without a will or any known family, the Treasury takes control of their home and estate. If nobody comes forward to claim the property within 12 years, it automatically becomes the property of the Crown.

Potential heirs who believe they may be related to someone on the list are encouraged to apply to claim an estate. Applicants must provide a family tree showing their relationship to the deceased and submit two pieces of identification. Birth, death or marriage certificates may also be required as supporting evidence.

The register is available on gov.uk. Non-relatives can also apply for grants from estates if they lived with the deceased but were not married, for example.

How it is being reported

• Millions of pounds unclaimed in Suffolk as heirs urged to check updated listMillions of pounds are sitting unclaimed in Suffolk, with the rightful heirs yet to come forward. This is an updated list of the unclaimed estates.East Anglian Daily Times · 12 Oct, 17:00
• Millions of pounds unclaimed in Suffolk as heirs urged to check updated listMillions of pounds are sitting unclaimed in Suffolk, with the rightful heirs yet to come forward. This is an updated list of the unclaimed estates.Ipswich Star · 12 Oct, 17:00

In this story: Suffolk · Treasury · Treasury Solicitor · Crown

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