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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
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
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
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Form BOR1422 is used when clearing missing or delayed baggage through UK customs controls at ports or airports.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you’re a passenger plane operator.
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
These guides explain how to use the General Register Office when researching your family tree and family history.
Evaluations completed: April 2016 to March 2017.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Form to access a Court Funds Office account to deal with the estate of someone who's passed away, where the estate is worth under £5,000.
You can confirm your property details or report any changes to them by submitting a check to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
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