Contact was made with me about 5/6 years after the event concerned and I received a letter asking me questions about myself. I rang the company involved and they explained further to me once I confirmed who I was. As to the earlier poster who reckoned the fee was around 25% I certainly was not charged that amount it was around 10%. regards Tricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lin Betz" <linbetz@gmail.com> To: <essex-uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [Ess] Heir hunters In their FAQ's: *Q11. Is there a time limit for making a claim?* A11. In most cases the claim will become statute barred 12 years after the date that the administration of the estate is substantially completed. The Treasury Solicitor operates a discretionary policy whereby claims may be admitted up to 30 years from the date of death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

T Lewis wrote: > Contact was made with me about 5/6 years after the event concerned and I > received a letter asking me questions about myself. I rang the company > involved and they explained further to me once I confirmed who I was. As to > the earlier poster who reckoned the fee was around 25% I certainly was not > charged that amount it was around 10%. 25% was what one person was charged, whilst another had 33% deducted. There was also a report of a mid 5-figure inheritance ending up as a low 4-figure sum after the deduction of commission and a 4 way split. Bear in mind that prices (including commission fees) have risen substantially in "about 5/6 years". I would guess that different firms charge different fees as well. I'd rather do the research myself. I can do it quickly enough and accurately after the better part of half a century's research experience. Of course the real answer is to always make a will, even if you think there are no extant relatives, leaving all your worldly goods and estate to the local dogs home or other worthy/worthwhile charity.