When a person dies without a will in England or Wales, and there are no known blood relatives, the assets pass to the Crown as 'ownerless property'. This ‘bona vacantia’ as it’s quaintly called in Latin (meaning unclaimed goods) could be any possession from a … [Read more...]
Reclaim the PPI That a Deceased Person Paid
Payment protection insurance (PPI) was a neat little upsell lenders used to have in the UK. It wasn’t always clear you were buying PPI, and some lenders were making as much money as the insurers. Whatever the case - fair or not - the UK government decided you can … [Read more...]
