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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 a bona vacantia commercial lease to the Treasury Solicitor.
Check whether an exemption may apply to the information you want to request
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
This note explains what vesting orders are and how they are applied for.
How to buy unquoted shares that belonged to a dissolved company and now belong to the Crown.
How to refer or buy land that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How to apply for a discretionary grant of bona vacantia where the dissolved company cannot be restored.
List of forms of identification accepted by the Bona Vacantia division for individuals, companies and other legal structures
How to send a cash balance to the Bona Vacantia division.
How to apply for a waiver letter when you are restoring a company using administrative restoration.
Annual report and accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for the financial year 2017 to 2018
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2022 - 2023
This publication scheme sets out the types of information we usually publish and explains how to get hold of that information.
Annual report and accounts for the Crown's Nominee for financial year 2018 to 2019
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
The Crown's Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
A list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor. Last updated 28th March 2024
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