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How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
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How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
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How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
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Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property or timeshare overseas.
Information on methods used by fraudsters to target members of the public when using online financial and retail services.
Anyone in Northern Ireland selling medicines to the public via a website must still comply with the requirement to apply the EU common logo.
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