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Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Carry out checks on your overseas customers and find out what records you’ll need to keep if you’re approved for the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme.
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
Decision for applicant Sodexo against registration number 14990935, applicant successful.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
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
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
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Data on the applications received and decisions made under the miscarriage of justice application service.
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
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Report vandalised property to your local council
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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