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Money Week : Are you the heir to an unclaimed fortune?

Daytime TV aficionados will know Finders International as the business that provides genealogists for the BBC’s Heir Hunters, says Elliott Haworth in City AM. Founder and CEO Danny Curran “spends his days trawling through birth, death, and marriage records” to track down the heirs to unclaimed estates. It’s a £50m industry, and Curran’s firm is dominant, thanks to the show.

October 17, 2017

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Essex Live : People with these surnames could discover a fortune as there are 54 unclaimed estates in Essex

According to an online database, there are 54 estates in Essex that are currently sitting unclaimed with the Government.

October 17, 2017

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Croydon Advertiser : There are more than 100 unclaimed estates in London – here’s how you could claim them

There are more than 100 unclaimed estates in London according to a Government list which could be passed to the Crown forever of nobody comes forward to claim them.

October 17, 2017

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Croydon Advertiser : People with these surnames could be entitled to a fortune as there are 83 unclaimed estates in Croydon

There are 83 estates in Croydon which are sitting in the care of the Government because nobody has claimed them.

October 16, 2017

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Cornwalllive : Check if you’re a secret millionaire as thousands of unclaimed estates up for grabs

Could you be the heir to an unclaimed estate worth millions?

October 16, 2017

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Get Reading : If you have one of these Berkshire family names you could be in line to inherit a fortune

There are more than one hundred estates in Reading and Berkshire waiting to be claimed.

October 16, 2017

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Derby Telegraph : People with these Derbyshire surnames could be in line to inherit a FORTUNE

It’s a little-known secret that the details of thousands of unclaimed estates are available online – and you could make a claim to one of them today if you’ve got the right surname!

October 12, 2017

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Birmingham Mail : If your surname is on this list you could be about to strike it rich

With 700 unclaimed estates in Birmingham hundreds of Brummies could be oblivious that they have an inheritance waiting for them.

October 11, 2017

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Hinckley Times : If your surname is on the list you could be sitting on an unclaimed payout

It’s the stuff fairy tales are made of – a forgotten Will coming to land and landing an unsuspecting heir with a fortune.

October 11, 2017

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Heir Hunters

Heir Hunters is a popular BBC1 daytime show featuring Finders International, an heir search firm involved since its launch.

Heir Hunters highlights the expertise of our researchers and representatives through interviews with staff and beneficiaries. If Finders International’s heir hunting team reaches out, it’s always good news and could lead to a significant windfall!

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