Question follow-through · 9653

Insolvency: Assets

To ask the Solicitor General, how many registered freehold titles in England and Wales are vested in the Crown as bona vacantia as a consequence of companies being dissolved through (a) striking off by the Registrar of Companies and (b) a formal liquidati

answeredTorsten BellAttorney General

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Attorney General
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
25 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, how many registered freehold titles in England and Wales are vested in the Crown as bona vacantia as a consequence of companies being dissolved through (a) striking off by the Registrar of Companies and (b) a formal liquidati

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Bona Vacantia Division (“the Division”) of the Government Legal Department acts on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor (the Crown’s Nominee for bona vacantia).The Division is currently dealing with 380 freehold titles which appear to have vested as bona ...

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Insolvency: Assets

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October to Question 9653 on Insolvency: Assets, in addition to the registered freehold titles that the Bona Vacantia Division is dealing with, how many registered freehold titles are vested in the