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How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Use this form to give notice of a vacation of office when administrator ceases to be qualified to act.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
A collection of University case studies with an intellectual property focus.
Use the IHT419 if you have included a deduction on form IHT400 for any loans, overdrafts, or money spent on behalf of the deceased that is to be repaid out of the estate.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
You must tell DVLA if you suffer from ankylosing spondylitis and it affects your ability to drive safely - download the correct form to let them know
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Japan, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
What you need to know and do to export or import objects of cultural interest.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
A to Z on content relating to infectious diseases.
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