How do you find 'lost pensions or accounts'

[Nosha123]

I saw a programme the other night - about detectives who were tracing people and their old savings accounts of investments that they had forgotten about...
How do you go about finding something like this???

My husband had a pension he was paying into and then stopped - YEARS ago before we met. He wont remember the name of the company I know!!!

How would he go about tracking it???

I'm not expecting it to be easy.. but where do we start??

[bednobs]

i have a feeling it gets sorted when it's due through NI number, doesn't it?

[Nosha123]

he's not that old!!! (not yet anyway)

[factor-fiction]

Try this, although it would really help if he could remember the name of his employer.

http://www.direct.gov...tToRetire/DG_10027189

[Nosha123]

it was a private pension.. not his employer.. he is self employed...

Thanks!!!!

[hc4361]

http://www.direct.gov...tToRetire/DG_10027189

[hc4361]

https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk/service.htm

[factor-fiction]

As it was a private pension he took out with is he sure he never kept any papers? Has he never had any statements showing the fund value? if he left within a short period his plan may have had no value after set up costs.

[Nosha123]

well it turns out he reckons he has 3 dormant bank accounts and 3 dormant pension schemes.. from when he was a lad! Just as well he met me to sort out all his finances etc now eh!!! What a silly bugger!

Will see if i can somehow track them all down.

Thanks for the advice!