A new list of Scottish surnames has revealed those family names who could be in line for a small fortune in unclaimed estates.
Unclaimed inheritance can end up totalling to millions of pounds if it remains unchecked by the family. HM Treasury records have now revealed that there are hundreds of unclaimed estates with links to Glasgow.
If someone passes away without leaving a will, it is not always clear who should inherit their assets and estate. If they die with no known next of kin or family, or no family comes forward, the estate becomes 'unclaimed'.
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Estates can be claimed within a 12-year period from when the Crown takes possession of it and any relative of the deceased can claim if they believe they are entitled to a share of it.
Read on below for a list of the names of unclaimed estates in Glasgow.
Top 50 surnames of the unclaimed properties in Glasgow
- Adamson
- Adeni
- Alexander
- Anderson
- Bagunaid
- Bald
- Ball
- Barr
- Beneditti
- Best
- Black
- Boyle
- Brown
- Bulmer
- Burns
- Burrell
- Campbell
- Cann
- Casey
- Cheng
- Clark
- Coleman
- Collings
- Conway
- Cooper
- Corrigan
- Craw
- Creighton
- Cunningham
- De Bono
- Dewar
- Docherty
- Douglas
- Dryden
- Dunne
- Egerton
- Faulds
- Ferguson
- Ferry
- Fleming
- Gallagher
- Galloway
- Garvey
- Gibson
- Gilroy
- Gow
- Grant
- Grossman
- Grove
- Hall
If you recognise any of the names on the above list, you could be in for a significant windfall.
Who is entitled to collect an unclaimed estate?
If a person dies without leaving a will the following people are entitled to claim the estate:
- Husband, wife, or civil partner
- Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on
- 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
- Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
You can visit the HM Treasury list here and find out if you have any deceased relatives who have unclaimed estates.
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