Recovering funds from Bona Vacantia

[jamesbrown]

Some info. here about discretionary grants, which apply when administrative restoration is not an option. This sounds like the cheapest/simplest route to me, but there's no route that won't cost you something. Consider it a **** ** tax.

[FANGOL92]

Got most of the money back!

True.
At least you had the guts to come on and discuss, it may help others make the right decision, in the future.

Thought I'd let people know, in case anyone else is in the same situation, it is worth making the claim as I got my money back minus the legal fees of £350... so £750 back. Still lost 350 but doesn't feel quite so bad as £1000!