You could be set to inherit a fortune with the treasury revealing there are 14 unclaimed estates in South Wales for May.

When a person dies without leaving a will and there appear to be no family members the estate passes to the Treasury as ownerless property, or ‘Bona Vacantia’. 

An estate can be anything from property to personal possessions and money. 

Generally, there is a 12-year deadline, from the date that the administration of the estate was completed, for estates held on the Bona Vacantia list to be claimed.  

Unclaimed estates in south Wales

As of Wednesday, May 10 there were 14 unclaimed estates by people who died in south Wales including in Newport, Gwent and Monmouthshire.

There was a total of 42 unclaimed estates across Wales.

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The list of unclaimed estates is updated and published daily on the government’s website. 

Who can claim an estate?

According to the Gov.uk website, if someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will the following relatives are entitled to the estate (in the order shown):

  • Husband, wife or civil partner
  • Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
  • 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
  • Grandparents
  • Uncles and aunties or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
  • Half uncles and aunties or their children.

The treasury will allow fully documented claims up to 30 years from the date of death, subject to no interest being paid on the money held and if the claim is received after the 12-year period has ended.