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From 1 March 2023 the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) will publish revised Dissolved Company Guidelines containing new Referral Forms.
How to buy unquoted shares that belonged to a dissolved company and now belong to the Crown.
The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed on the morning of Wednesday 8th May 2024 for staff training.
Notify the Treasury Solicitor of a sale by a mortgagee of bona vacantia land.
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
Information about bona vacantia handled by the Crown Solicitor's Office of Northern Ireland
Check whether an exemption may apply to the information you want to request
BV Complaints Procedure
The Crown's Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
New emails and letters appearing to be from employees of the Government Legal Department/Bona Vacantia Division are in circulation
The Bona Vacantia Division is moving offices on 5 July 2023
The Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) receive various referrals from local authorities some of which we can deal with and others which we cannot
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2022 - 2023
This publication scheme sets out the types of information we usually publish and explains how to get hold of that information.
The guidance section on referring a deceased’s persons estate has changed
From 22 May 2017, the correspondence address for the Bona Vacantia Division will change.
Reduction in phone operating times due to the ongoing impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) will change its name on 1 April to the Government Legal Department
Telephones in One Kemble Street have been restored
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