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A list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor. Last updated 18th April 2024
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
How to apply for a discretionary grant of bona vacantia where the dissolved company cannot be restored.
How to apply for a waiver letter when you are restoring a company using administrative restoration.
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
How to send a cash balance to the Bona Vacantia division.
How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How to refer or buy land that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed between Monday 25 December 2023 until Monday 1 January 2024.
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2022 - 2023
The Crown's Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The Bona Vacantia Division is moving offices on 5 July 2023
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How to buy unquoted shares that belonged to a dissolved company and now belong to the Crown.
How to refer a bona vacantia commercial lease to the Treasury Solicitor.
Please note that the Bona Vacantia Office and our usual published switchboard numbers will be closed on Monday 29th May and Tuesday 30th May 2023.
Staff access to the Croydon Office building is restricted until 6 March 2023 due to a fault with the fire alarm system.
From 1 March 2023 the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) will publish revised Dissolved Company Guidelines containing new Referral Forms.
BV Complaints Procedure
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