Hundreds of unwitting family descendants could be owed thousands of pounds in unclaimed bereavement estates in Kent, new research has revealed. A study of government records has discovered 229 estates from deceased people in the county still waiting for eligible recipients – the fifth highest in the country. And they could vary in value from a few hundred pounds to many thousands. Any unclaimed estate, usually as a result of the deceased not leaving a will and no immediate relatives, sits with the legal department of the government’s Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) for 30 years, after which any v…
