The Treasury reveals the unclaimed estates in Darlington

Unclaimed estates happen when a person dies without leaving a will and there are no apparent family members to claim the inheritance.

In general, estates held on the list can be claimed within a 12-year deadline, from the date the estate was taken into possession of the Crown.

The list of unclaimed estates is updated and published daily on the Government’s website and today might just be your lucky day. 

Here are the 12 unclaimed estates relating to Darlington, some left for over 15 years unclaimed:

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Who is entitled to an unclaimed estate?

If someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will, the following relations are entitled to the estate in this order:

1. Husband, wife or civil partner

2. children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on

3. Mother or father

4. Brothers or sisters who share both the same mother and father, or their children (nieces and nephews)

5. Half brothers or sisters or their children (nieces and nephews of the half-blood or their children). ‘Half ’ meaning they only share one parent with the deceased

6. Grandparents

7. Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)

8. Half-uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins of the half-blood or their children). ‘Half’ meaning they only share one grandparent with the deceased.