Welwyn Hatfield residents could be entitled to a fortune through these unclaimed estates in the town.

Government records updated this month have revealed there are 12 unclaimed estates in the borough, and even more across Hertfordshire.

When someone dies without leaving a will, their assets are left unclaimed, but the government monitors these estates in the hope that the lawful heirs will claim them.

You could be eligible to inherit an estate by checking if you share a last name with the deceased, with relatives having 12 years to apply to claim in the interest of money or 30 years without interest, from the day of death.

If no claim is made, the money could make its way into the government’s accounts.

Here are the following unclaimed estates in Welwyn Hatfield, with names and their date of death:

1. Kenneth Allen - 19/04/2002

2. Gladys Margaret Allum - 02/09/2008

3. Marjorie Dorothy Brannen - 18/10/2004

4. Rita Buchler - 21/12/2000

5. Glyn Stuart Firman - 01/01/1998

6. Muriel Hodgson Andres Giles - 23/04/1997

7. John Goring - 05/06/2006

8. Jan Jaramola - 05/04/2010

9. Sheila Penman - 26/11/2012

10. Abdul Jabbar Othman Al-Rawendouzi - 05/06/2002

11. Francis Harrison - 06/01/1995

12. Muriel Mallon - 28/05/2020