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What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
We register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales. HM Land Registry is a non-ministerial department.
This collection brings together the Insolvency Service's statistics and datasets requested by users, along with ad-hoc statistics releases.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
We handle shipping and maritime disputes. Cases that we hear include: collisions between ships disputes over the transport of cargo salvage of a ship, cargo or crew disputes over goods supplied to a ship disputes over mortgages and other security...
Find registered designs in the UK
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023 and 2024
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document S, which sets standards for installation of electric vehicle charge points or cable routes.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
The targets we set each year to measure our performance and progress.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
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