Search online for unclaimed court accounts or call the Court Funds Office helpline. If you get a call from a someone offering to claim money on your behalf for a fee, it will not be from Court Funds Office because they do not charge a fee.

.unclaimed.org is the website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. This is a legitimate site created by state officials to help people search for funds that may belong to you or your relatives.

What Happens to Unclaimed Estates? When an Estate is unclaimed, it means that it technically isn't owned by anyone. In these circumstances the whole Estate will go to the Crown. This includes any property, money, personal possessions and anything else that the person owned when they died.

You can find and claim money you're entitled to from a civil court in England and Wales if it has not been claimed. This could be money paid to or awarded by a court (for example to settle a court case) to you or to someone whose estate you're entitled to claim.

Using the best data we can find (see table below), we believe over £15 billion is being unclaimed by low income households across the UK. This means millions of our poorest families, young people and old people, disabled people, job searchers and workers are not getting the help they are entitled to.

When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to the Crown as ownerless property (or 'bona vacantia'). It can be any kind of property, like buildings, money or personal possessions. You could be entitled to a share of a deceased relative's property ('estate') if you're a relative.

The Unclaimed Estates website lists all the unclaimed “Bona Vacantia” estates registered in England & Wales. This is a free to use resource with no search limits. If you need further help, advice or wish to enlist professional help, you are welcome to contact us.