Praetor

United Kingdom · by stage

Commercial property of dissolved companies (bona vacantia)

2,474 commercial titles in England and Wales whose owner was dissolved, so the property generally passes to the Crown. The owner no longer exists; the property generally passes to the Crown.

894GREATER LONDON
498SOUTH EAST
283NORTH WEST
180WEST MIDLANDS

Who decides a sale

When a company is dissolved, what it owned passes to the Crown as bona vacantia, dealt with by the Government Legal Department or, in Cornwall and Lancashire, the Duchies. The company can sometimes be restored to the register to sell.

Examples

StageSincePropertyPlaceRateable valueFloor areaOwner
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Industrial, leaseholdNORTHUMBERLAND£100,000 to £250,0005,000 to 10,000 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Office, leaseholdBIRMINGHAM£50,000 to £100,000500 to 1,000 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Office, leaseholdCITY OF WESTMINSTER£50,000 to £100,000100 to 250 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Industrial, leaseholdCOTSWOLD£50,000 to £100,0001,000 to 2,500 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Office, freeholdISLINGTON£50,000 to £100,000250 to 500 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Leisure, leaseholdCITY OF WESTMINSTER£50,000 to £100,000250 to 500 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Leisure, leaseholdCAMDEN£50,000 to £100,000100 to 250 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan
Owner dissolved
Owner dissolved
October 2026Leisure, leaseholdHAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM£50,000 to £100,000100 to 250 m²Hidden: unlock with a Praetor plan

See them all in the list

By region

RegionControl has passedOwner dissolvedUnder pressureAll titles
GREATER LONDON08940894
SOUTH EAST04980498
NORTH WEST02830283
WEST MIDLANDS01800180
SOUTH WEST01700170
YORKS AND HUMBER01390139
EAST MIDLANDS01150115
NORTH072072
EAST ANGLIA067067
WALES056056

See who decides, and how to reach them

Praetor reads the Gazette, Companies House and HM Land Registry every day and matches each commercial title to its owner's state. A plan shows the owner, the administrator, liquidator or receiver who now decides a sale, every published route to them with its source, and a first letter ready to send. A due diligence pack covers one title in full, with no plan needed.

See plans and pricing

Counts are of commercial titles held by companies in England and Wales (HM Land Registry's company ownership files), matched to the owner's state from Companies House and The Gazette, and refreshed every hour. A title Praetor's analysts have hidden is not counted.