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We have temporarily removed the unclaimed estates list from our website.
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2024 – 2025
Please note that the Bona Vacantia Office and our usual published switchboard numbers will be closed on Monday 26th May and Tuesday 27th May 2025.
The published switchboard number and Unclaimed Estates list will be temporarily suspended from Tuesday 24th December 2024 until Wednesday 1st January 2025.
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2023 – 2024
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2022 - 2023
The Bona Vacantia Division is moving offices on 5 July 2023
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.
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2021 - 2022
The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily unavailable between 8am on Monday 20th June 2022 until 8am Tuesday 21st June 2022.
New emails and letters appearing to be from employees of the Government Legal Department/Bona Vacantia Division are in circulation
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2020 - 2021
Reduction in phone operating times due to the ongoing impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures
Changes to Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) Discretionary Grant (company can be restored) and Restoration Repayment Guidance
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2019 - 2020
Changes to the Bona Vacantia Referral, Applications and Kin Claim processes. Please click above for further information and guidance.
BVD will no longer account for the balances of estates under indemnity if Letters of Administration were previously granted to the Treasury Solicitor.
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