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Here is a list from the Treasury of all the unclaimed estates in Dacorum

A list of unclaimed estates in Hemel Hempstead has been made public by the Treasury, so if your surname is one of these, you might be in the money.

When a person dies without a valid will and no one from their family steps forward to claim their assets, the estate is considered to be unclaimed.

When this happens, the deceased person's assets are "ownerless property" and are under the possession of the Crown. However, if family members think they are entitled to a portion of the deceased's relative's property, they have 12 years from the time the Crown takes possession of the estate to come forward.

Here is a list from the Treasury of all the unclaimed estates that are waiting for someone to inherit them.

The Treasury will accept claims for unclaimed estates from before 1997 up to 30 years from the date of death, subject to no interest being paid on the money held if the claim is filed after the 12-year window has passed.

Who is entitled to an unclaimed estate?

According to the government website, if someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will the following are entitled to the estate in the order shown below:

husband, wife or civil partner

children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on

mother or father

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

half brothers or sisters or their children (nieces and nephews of the half blood or their children). ‘Half ’ means they share 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 or their children). ‘Half’ means they only share one grandparent with the deceased, not both

If you are, for example, a first cousin of the deceased, you would only be entitled to share in the estate if there are no relatives above you in the order of entitlement, for example, a niece or nephew.

Surnames of the unclaimed properties in Dacorum:

Byner

Dace

Field

Giroth

Hannon

Hobbs

Jeschke

Milton

Scrivener

Smith

Veder

Winter

How to claim an unclaimed estate

Anyone who believes they might be entitled to a share of an unclaimed estate should contact The Treasury on the government website.

12 unclaimed estates in Hemel Hempstead that you could inherit if you have these surnames - how to claim