Heir Hunters prime time

[flipflops]

Many congratulations!!!

.... miss out on answering 50 calls a day with people asking for jobs or if I can check the list to see if they are due any money.

Trouble is, you make it look to easy!

If other Rootschatters have my experience, it will be the signal for dozens of people to ask A.  Why don't we go to work for you (notwithstanding the odd couple of hundred miles or so distance) or
B) set up in opposition 

[helenM123]

Just returned from honeymoon and before I left was told the TX date was the 24th of Oct, thought I was going to miss out on answering 50 calls a day with people asking for jobs or if I can check the list to see if they are due any money.

Now been told that is is probably going to be 7pm BBC2 on the 21st Nov for 2 weeks these will be repeats of the the last series with a further 10 programs to follow in the new year being repeats of the next series. The beeb have rules about who commissioned a program and who there for has paid for it and who can show it first.

A little surprised and shocked by  helenM123 comments 40% + Vat isn't a standard fee, would be interested for find out who it was.

Neil
Would just like to clarify it wasn't any of the Heir hunting companies featured in the programme who contacted my family.

[frostyknight]

Really looking forward to the new series of Heir Hunters. I'd also like to add my congratulations to you Neil and your wife. I wish you both a future full of happiness. Frostyknight

[FraserandFraser]

Thanks for all the messages

[Plummiegirl]

New series starts next Monday 7pm BBC 2.  Starting with an update of an old programme.

Cannot wait!!!!!!


Oh and belated congrats on your nuptuals Neil.

[Hampshire Lass]

Oooh...... thanks for letting us know and I'll be there 

[omega 1]

It seems to be on Monday to Friday but it states repeats in the Tele Guide i bought.

OH, & Congrats to Neil & his Wife

[PBirchwood]

I always enjoyed watching this series until our family was contacted by a firm of "Heir Hunters" We were informed (my brother,sister and myself) that we had been traced as beneficiaries to an estate of a relative on my grandmother on my fathers side of the family but couldn't reveal who until we signed up with them.As my sister and I have been researching our family we could account for everyone way back and couldn't think for the life of us who it could be. My late Dad was an only child and had four cousins,two of whom were deceased,I was asked about any other relatives and mentioned the cousins and the chap from the heir hunting firm said yes he was aware of them and had their details and had been in touch with them too. However we found out the following day,it was infact one of my dad's two remaining cousins who had died. He'd been admitted to hospital and died suddenly over a bank holiday without being able to give details of next of kin,hence the delay in us finding out he had died.Somehow this company had got his details and proceeded to try and sign up relatives. He had only been dead for FIVE days!!! One thing that isn't made clear on this programme is just how large a percentage these companies take from deceased estates, 40% + vat in this case! No wonder they are so keen to beat the competition and sign people up. Needless to say they didn't get a penny out of us.

This is surprising as it doesn't sound like any of the firms that I know. I would be interested in knowing who it was if there's a facility to send a private message.

[carol8353]

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Carol