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Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Frequently asked questions on the Levelling Up Fund Round 2.
Who is eligible to vote in elections and referendums in the UK
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
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
Use this form to apply for letters of administration to manage the estate of the person who has died if they have not left a will.
Use this form to apply for probate by post either as an executor named in the will of someone who's died, or as a beneficiary if there are no executors.
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
How you can take part in the commemorations.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
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