Heir Hunters TV programme

[acorngen]

Neil,

I stand corrected and was repeating information given to me a number of years ago.  I do though see numerous of adverts in my local paper asking for anyone with a claim against an estate to get in contact etc.  I don't understand though why social services would become involved after a death.  Again from experience of an ancetstor dying intestate it was the local council who dealt with the burial.
Once again many thanks for the correction

Rob

[carol8353]

Solicitors have to put an advert in the local paper for claimants even if there is a will. When my mum died last year and my gran in 1988 both of their names went into our local rag.

Carol

[Nick29]

That's because there could be a more recent will out there.  Yesterday's show about the fraud surrounding a will which provoked a change in the way that the Bona Vacantia list was issued was extremely interesting.

[DudleyWinchurch]

and also because, if they didn't pay all their bills before their demise, I think the outstanding payments have first claim before what's left is shared under the will. 

Or can someone correct me there?

[FraserandFraser]

Rob, you are more than welcome.



Most the the notices you see in the local paper section 27 notices

Under s27 of the Trustee Act 1925, called "statutory notices". notices are put in the London Gazette and  in a local paper covering any area in which the deceased owned property.
Creditors have to be given time (usually 2 months) to make any claims against the estate.  If the notices had not been made, and the executor distributed, he or she would be risking personal liability to any creditors who subsequently made a claim.

We monitor a lot of local papers looking for cases (this is where I do another tout Plummiegirl) if you see one pass it to me. for your info we do pay referral fees to anyone passing us a case.

[Plummiegirl]

Neil

Go for it lad - you get nowhere in this life if you do not ask!!

Love the show, you & your colleagues are stars, love Grimble.

Cheers

Plummiegirl

[carol8353]

Neil,

Why is everyone in your office (apart from Fran) called David 

Carol

[les_looking]

Neil,

Why is everyone in your office (apart from Fran) called David 

Carol

  loved this post asking NEIL why everyone was called David

know what you mean but i found it amusing

[Nick29]

Neil

Go for it lad - you get nowhere in this life if you do not ask!!

Love the show, you & your colleagues are stars, love Grimble.

Cheers

Plummiegirl

I think the director of the HH programme is in love with the blonde Scottish girl with the broad accent - we have about a dozen clips of her per show