People in Merseyside could be entitled to inherit 30 estates that have gone unclaimed across the region.
When somebody dies with no written will or known family their estate is passed to the Crown. It is held for 30 years waiting to be claimed, after which they become the property of the Crown and Treasury.
But in the meantime, any relatives who couldn't be tracked down at the time of death can still make a claim on the estate and bag themselves an inheritance. The government publishes a list of these unclaimed estates on a regular basis.
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There are currently 30 unclaimed estates which belonged to people with a connection to Merseyside. Four estates were added since the start of the year.
Surname, Forename: Date of birth, Place of birth - Date of death, Place of death
Walker, Garry: 03/05/1949, Liverpool - 21/05/2020, Wirral Merseyside
Cox, Stephen Charles: 19/06/1929, Liverpool - 18/10/2021, Southampton Hampshire
Shaw, Terence Rodney: 17/10/1946, Liverpool Merseyside - 03/10/2020, Reading Berkshire
Taaffe, Donald: 21/11/1940, Wirral - 30/09/2020, Wirral Merseyside
If you think you may have a claim on an estate you should visit the government’s website here.
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