Intestacy
Commons · Question 117545 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming Bona Vacantia arrangements to permit local authorities to take ownership of unclaimed residential properties for public use.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 10 Mar 2026
The revenue from the collection of bona vacantia, including that from the open market sales of any residential property, is transferred annually to the Consolidated Fund for the general funding of HM Government expenditure for the general benefit of all c...