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If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
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Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Vance and Judge Nicola Rushton KC on 21 December 2023
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The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual relating to Inheritance Tax.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge N Carr on 06 October 2021.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Nicol and Mr O Dowty MRICS on 13 July 2023
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Amran Vance and Mr S Mason and Mr J Francis on Date 8 January 2019
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The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual used to assess Capital Gains and other taxes.
Midlands Region, Judge D Barlow and Mr Robert Chumley-Roberts MCIEH, J.P on 12 August 2020
First-Tier Property Tribunal Final Reasoned Decision of Judge N Carr and Mr C Gowman BSc MCIEH, dated 25 May 2021
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