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Asking a Lawyer Online About Found Money: What It Covers, What It Costs and How to Prepare
An online legal Q&A service can be a quick way to put a civil question to a qualified lawyer. It is not the right tool for every found-money worry, and the terms matter. Here is what Rocket Lawyer UK says about itself, in its own words, and how to get the most from a question.
What it says it covers, and what it excludes
Listed as covered
- Company and commercial law
- Intellectual property
- Employment
- Data protection and GDPR
- Dispute resolution
- Landlord and tenant
- Wills and powers of attorney
- Family law
Listed as not covered
- Representation before a court
- Criminal law
- Conveyancing
- Probate
- Immigration
- Tax and financial advice
- Insurance advice
Found property does not appear by name on either list. A dispute between two people over who is entitled to some money, or over whether a promised reward is owed, is a civil disagreement and may fall under dispute resolution. A worry about whether you have committed theft sits in criminal law, which the service says it does not cover. Whether it can take a particular question is for the service to decide.
How the costs are described
- Membership
- The pricing page lists Rocket Legal membership at £34.99 a month, charged monthly after a free 7-day trial. It says you can cancel the trial at any time.
- Simple questions
- The Ask a Lawyer page says answers to simple legal questions are part of the membership, subject to its terms and fair use of one question per legal issue per month.
- First consultation
- For more complex matters it offers an initial consultation of up to 15 minutes to understand your issue and give a fixed-price quote. It states that in this consultation “you will not be provided with free legal advice”.
- Further work
- Quoted in advance. The page gives an hourly rate of £360 for Rocket Legal members.
- Cancelling
- The page says that if you cancel your trial or plan you will not be eligible to ask legal questions or for certain discounted rates it describes.
Prices and terms are set by the service and can change, so read its pricing page before you sign up. We do not control or guarantee them.
How to prepare a question
A clear, factual question gets a more useful answer than a vague one. Before you write it, have these to hand:
- Where and when you found the money, and the rough amount.
- What steps you took to trace the owner, in order. The checklist gives you a ready-made record.
- Who you gave it to, and any reference number or paperwork.
- What has happened since: has anyone claimed it, offered a reward or disputed what you did?
- The single outcome you want to understand, such as “am I entitled to ask for it back if unclaimed?”
Examples of civil questions that fit
- “I found cash in a shared hallway of a block of flats. The police took it. A neighbour now says it is theirs. Where do we each stand?”
- “An owner put up a notice promising a reward for returning a lost bag, and now says they never meant it. Can I hold them to it?”
- “The force that took the money will not tell me what happens if it is unclaimed. How do I find out what I am entitled to ask for?”
If you might be under investigation
That is a criminal-law matter. GOV.UK explains that you have the right to free legal advice at the police station if you are arrested or questioned, including from a duty solicitor. For anything else, the Law Society’s Find a Solicitor directory lets you search for a solicitor who handles criminal work.
Free routes to try first
- Citizens Advice publishes general guidance on your rights and can signpost further help.
- Your local police force’s website, or 101, for how that force handles found property.
- The rules by nation page on this site, if you only need to know how the law differs where you live.
Ready to ask?
If your question is a civil one and you have read the scope and costs above, you can go to the service’s Ask a Lawyer page. You will be leaving this site.
Rocket Lawyer UK is an independent service and not part of Fairfind. We may earn a commission if you sign up through this link; that does not change what this guide says. Membership fees apply after any free trial.
General information, not legal advice. The statements about the service come from its own public pages and are not an endorsement or a recommendation to buy. See the sources page.