Covid-19 Coronavirus Terms and Conditions Help Privacy Home About The Government Departments The Treasury Financial Governance Division Bona Vacantia About The Government Freedom of Information Existing Access to Government Information Government Departments Cabinet Office Education, Sport and Culture Enterprise Environment, Food and Agriculture Health and Social Care Home Affairs Infrastructure The Treasury Treasury Minister and Members Department Structure and Functions Audit Advisory Division Budget Customs and Excise Division Financial Governance Division Bona Vacantia Bona Vacantia Estates Property of Dissolved Companies Special Currency Financial Advisory Service Income Tax Division Privacy Notice Social Security Division Dormant Assets Financial Support for Businesses - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Procurement Policy Review Manx Development Corporation Sustainable Finance Statutory Boards Offices Data protection & GDPR on the Isle of Man Equality Council of Ministers Bona Vacantia ‘Bona vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property which, by law, passes to the Crown. Any property physically located (or deemed to be located) in the Isle of Man which is bona vacantia will vest in the Isle of Man Treasury (a Department of the Isle of Man Government) in trust for the Crown. In the Isle of Man, property becomes bona vacantia in the following circumstances: it belongs to an estate of a person who died intestate (without a will) and without known kin (blood relatives listed in section 52 of the Administration of Estates Act 1990) or it belonged to a company which has been dissolved. How we can help: Bona Vacantia Estates Change to procedure for making claims to Bona Vacantia estates Property of Dissolved Companies Further information can be obtained on the above hyperlinks. How to contact us: Financial Governance Division 1st Floor Government Offices Bucks Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PU Telephone:+44 1624 685980 Email:Send Email Share and Bookmark Related Links Gov.uk Bona Vacantia website Attorney General’s Chambers Change to procedure for making claims to Bona Vacantia estates A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Social Media Hub Site Map Switch to Mobile © 2021 Crown Copyright| OGL All content is available under theOpen Government Licence,except where otherwise stated