This happens when someone dies without a will, and there are no family members to claim the inheritance.
These estates can usually be claimed within 12 years of the Crown taking them over.
Here are the names, death places, marital status, and birthplaces of people with unclaimed estates in Croydon.
You could be entitled to a share of a deceased relative’s property – just type your name below to see if you could be in for a fortune.
The government will accept claims for unclaimed estates that are older than 1997, up to 30 years after the person’s death. However, if a claim is made after 12 years, no interest will be paid on the money. The list of unclaimed estates is updated and published daily on the Government’s website.
If someone dies without leaving a valid will, the following family members are entitled to the estate, in this order:
- Husband, wife, or civil partner
- Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on
- Mother or father
- Full brothers or sisters, or their children (nieces and nephews)
- Half-brothers or sisters, or their children (nieces and nephews of the half-blood). ‘Half’ means sharing only one parent with the deceased.
- Grandparents
- Uncles and aunts, or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
- Half-uncles and aunts, or their children (first cousins of the half-blood). ‘Half’ means sharing only one grandparent with the deceased, not both.
If you are a first cousin of the deceased, you can only inherit if there are no closer family members, such as nieces or nephews, who have higher priority.
