Ancestry
Ancestry are offering free access to more than 22 million UK military records this weekend. Discover the soldiers in your past by searching the largest online collection of World War 1 records for free, until Tuesday 11th November. Remembrance Weekend may be a great time to start your own family history research as both Find […]
Find My Past
Find My Past are giving everyone the chance to bring their past to life by opening up their historical records for FREE this weekend. The offer is available from Friday November 7th to Monday November 10th. Military records including World War 1 records are available so everyone has the chance to trace their family history this […]
Bona Vacantia & Ultimus Haeres
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and it is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown. In England and Wales the Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and without known kin (entitled blood relatives). In Scotland where a […]
Rules of Intestacy
New provisions of the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 come into force on the 1st October and they change the way in which a person’s estate is divided if they die without a valid will. If the deceased person has a spouse or civil partner but no children, their surviving partner will inherit everything. […]
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? – Live is in Scotland next weekend and you can catch it at the SECC Glasgow on Friday 29th August and Saturday 30th August. Tickets on the door will be £18 per person however we have two complimentary tickets up for grabs for anyone who emails us at claims@theheirhunters.co.uk […]
Free Family History Research
Researching your own family history can be both challenging and rewarding however it can also be expensive. Our affiliations with three of the main family history research websites ensure that you get a free trial subscription with Ancestry , Find My Past and Genes Reunited These websites generally require you to register your details and […]
Heir Hunters Jobs
Here at The Heir Hunters® we work with independent genealogists who earn a fee for any research submitted to us that results in a successful Bona Vacantia claim. The work of an Heir Hunter can at times be bureaucratic and time consuming. We have found that a number of experienced researchers have no interest in […]
Heir Hunters – Code of Conduct
Police from Cheshire Constabulary contacted us recently as they were investigating a case where someone claiming to be an Heir Hunter had been very aggressive toward a member of the public. The Heir Hunters® do not make unsolicited telephone calls to members of the public. We are aware that some of the other probate research […]
Probate Property Services
We offer solicitors a bespoke probate property service to assist them when they are dealing with the administration of a deceased person’s estate where an empty home or commercial property is involved. A solicitor’s valuable time and effort can be saved if we are instructed to deal with the property valuation and house clearance on […]
Judge rules in favour of squatter
Several newspapers and online news agencies are reporting on a High Court decision to hand a £400,000 house in Ilford to a squatter. The house belonged to a Doris May Curtis who died in 1988. Although Mrs Curtis has a son he has had little involvement with the property in recent years. Redbridge Council who […]