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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
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Japan, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
Find out what the technical terms used in the scheme information for the SFI 2023 offer mean.
Collection of HM Land Registry practice guides relating to objections and disputes.
You can ask for a Purchased Life Annuity to be paid without tax being taken off by using form R89.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
UK Visas and Immigration entry clearance guidance for how it handles visa applications for exemption made outside the UK.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on the use of the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud. First published 2007.
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