Do you know that you might be entitled to a significant inheritance through one of these unclaimed estates in north London?

A total of 38 estates in the region were transferred to the Crown as "ownerless property" in the past year. This occurs when an individual passes away without leaving a will and no apparent family members step forward to claim the inheritance.

Since September 2022, Camden, with ten unclaimed estates, has seen the highest number listed in the area of north London.

In general, estates listed can be claimed within a span of 12 years from the moment the estate was taken into the possession of the Crown. The list of unclaimed estates is continuously updated and made available on the Government's official website.

Who is eligible to claim an unclaimed estate?

If an individual dies without a valid or effective will, the following relations are entitled to the estate in the order listed below:

- Husband, wife, or civil partner

- Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on

- Mother or father

- Brothers or sisters who share the same biological parents, or their children (nieces and nephews)

- Half-brothers or half-sisters, or their children (nieces and nephews of half-blood or their children); "half" refers to sharing only one parent with the deceased

- Grandparents

- Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)

- Half-uncles and half-aunts or their children (first cousins of half-blood or their children); "half" means sharing only one grandparent with the deceased, not both. Photo by Diliff, Wikimedia commons.