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How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
You can report a derelict or abandoned building to the building control section of the local council
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
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's speech on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council in New York on 17 July 2023, as it was delivered.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
Final Evaluation Report of the Accelerating Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) Programme in Neglected, Off-Track Countries.
This report has been produced to raise awareness of the scale of pollution caused by abandoned mines and the work that the Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Coal Authority are doing to counter it.
A definitive evaluation of the impacts on the water environment from abandoned non-coal mines across England and Wales.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
This paper focuses on under-nutrition: the most pervasive form of malnutrition to date in the poorest countries.
The charges for services you can request from the Coal Authority.
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