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When someone dies intestate, their estate is distributed according to the laws of intestacy, which can be complex and may not reflect the deceased person's wishes.

Two entitled relatives found out the truth about their family and their links to Café Royal in London when they inherited part of the estate of the late Edward Sidney Burridge.

Finders International is now an approved supplier for the Law Society of Scotland—the first and only probate genealogy firm to receive this status.

The more money in an estate, the more competitive it is for the Finders Team to locate relatives, as was the case when we set out to find the rightful heirs to Eileen Holmes’ estate.

Probate research, the bulk of our work here at Finders International, involves tracing the rightful heirs or beneficiaries to a deceased person’s estate. While probate research is legal, there are ethical considerations that arise when handling sensitive personal information and dealing with potential beneficiaries.

Data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows that there are more than 34,000 properties in the UK’s capital city classed as “long-term vacant”.

House clearances carried out after someone dies can often reveal hidden gems. A wide range of valuable items can be found, depending on the nature and history of the household.

Hearing that you might be the heir or among the heirs to an estate is obviously news everyone would welcome. But how long does it take to notify a beneficiary of an estate once a death occurs?

At Finders International, we encounter many fascinating stories when we delve into people’s lives to find the rightful beneficiaries to an estate.

In England, the way property is shared out when someone dies without leaving a will (i.e. intestate) can be rearranged if this is done within two years of their death.