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Morning,
I’ve lived in this house for about 4 years. The previous owners took all their belongings when they sold and moved out.
I was working in the loft a couple of weeks ago and found a substantial amount of money in old £20 notes hidden under the loft insulation.
Is this money legally mine? If so, what do I do with it
Lofty
I’ve lived in this house for about 4 years. The previous owners took all their belongings when they sold and moved out.
I was working in the loft a couple of weeks ago and found a substantial amount of money in old £20 notes hidden under the loft insulation.
Is this money legally mine? If so, what do I do with it
Lofty
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You bought the house - I would have thought by now if the previous owners were missing money, they'd have come back to you by now. It might not even belong to them - it could be people who lived there several owners ago, don't give it to the wrong people!
If you are going to keep it, do be prepared to be quizzed by the bank when you go to change it or deposit it. My mother had some money from an insurance policy which matured, and the money laundering clearances she faced in trying to open a new account with it were considerable. I'd suggest that you write to the Bank of England explaining exactly what happened, that nobody has come forward to claim it, and will they convert it for you. You have to tell them how you got it, otherwise it will look fishy from a criminal point of view - which this isn't.
I think I'll go look in MY loft....
If you are going to keep it, do be prepared to be quizzed by the bank when you go to change it or deposit it. My mother had some money from an insurance policy which matured, and the money laundering clearances she faced in trying to open a new account with it were considerable. I'd suggest that you write to the Bank of England explaining exactly what happened, that nobody has come forward to claim it, and will they convert it for you. You have to tell them how you got it, otherwise it will look fishy from a criminal point of view - which this isn't.
I think I'll go look in MY loft....
Do you know how long the previous occupants had been in the house. Did they own or rent it? Was the house sold to you as result of death of previous occupant or did they just move on?
Given that Elgar notes cannot be very old it seems unlikely that if it was theirs they would have forgotten about it so quickly.
Given that Elgar notes cannot be very old it seems unlikely that if it was theirs they would have forgotten about it so quickly.
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