Missing money/ missing property

[Brighton-cpe]

Hi Everyone,

new to LB's so if this is not the right area to post this please advise.

What I would like to know is there any free searches one can do to find any missing property or cash that is in there name that is 'out there somewhere'

for example the deceased co-owned a property with a partner, how ever this was not brought to light for whatever reason. Is there any way of checking this??

And likewise for money held or assets in a bank. Also is there something similar for 'Missing Beneficiaries' where one can do a search?

I'd be very grateful for any links or advice as am on a hunt:beagle::beagle::beagle: cheers for your time Beagles

Best Regards

[michael]

Re: Missing money/ missing property

Lost, Dormant & Forgotten Accounts
mylostaccount.org.uk brings together the three tracing schemes of BBA, BSA and NS&I into a single website. This means that anyone with a dormant or lost account with a bank, a building society, NS&I – or all three – can initiate a search simply by visiting this website and completing only one application form.
All three provide comprehensive coverage of their respective areas:

• The BBA scheme covers 42 banks that take retail deposits in the UK
• The BSA scheme covers all 59 UK building societies
• The NS&I scheme covers all National Savings and Investments products as well as the old Post Office Savings Bank accounts.

See mylostaccount here


Pensions
The government's Pension Service will track down your missing occupational or personal pension schemes. You can just give the name of your previous employer or pension scheme provider, but the more information you can provide the more likely you are to be successful. A full name and address for the scheme or employer, and details of when you were a member, will help.



Investments and insurance policies
Unless you know the name of the company from which it was bought, the easiest way to trace a lost life insurance policy is to pay a search service. The Association of British Insurers suggests using the Unclaimed Assets Register, as many of its members register unclaimed policies with the site.
For £18 a search it will trawl its database of unclaimed life policies, pensions, unit trust holdings and share dividends. You can search online for policies held in your own name, but if you want to search for policies held in someone else's name - for example a deceased parent - you will need to print off the form and post it.

[Brighton-cpe]

Re: Missing money/ missing property

Cheers Michael,

many thanks for your detailed response really helpful!!

Do you know if the above can be searched on behalf of someone who is deceased and also is there something similar relating to property, such as a Land Registry search??

Best Regards

[michael]

Re: Missing money/ missing property

Land Registry can only be searched by property, (assuming it is registered) which will then reveal who owns that property. You can't search by a property owners name to find out what other properties they own.

Title register and title plan of a particular property can be downloaded from the Land Registry for £4 each.
http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/wps/p...roperty_Search

[labman]

Re: Missing money/ missing property

The Treasury website listed in this article may be helpful - if you don't get it, they will!

Track down lost money: shares, a policy or inheritance | This is Money