London - The British government is expecting to pay about £25 million in compensation to people whose UK assets were seized after fleeing Nazi persecution during the second World War, under a new compensation scheme established this week, Rachel Donnelly writes.
While most claims will repay the value of seized bank accounts, some will include claims for seized artworks. A list of over 30,000 records of people whose property was confiscated by Britain can be found on the Internet. It includes people now living in Japan, Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia and Lithuania.
Claimants will have until the end of September to submit claims.
