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Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You must decide which…
You can find out what type of joint ownership you have by checking…
This is called ‘severance of joint tenancy’. You should apply for a ‘Form…
You need the agreement of all the other joint owners to change from being…
You must apply to the Court of Protection if all of the following apply:…
This sets out the assessment and decision-making process for selecting successful bids to the Community Ownership Fund and the internal decisions approved by the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO).
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
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To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…
Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…
You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…
To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…
As a landlord, find out if the leaseholders in your block have the right to take over management of your building, and the process they must go through to do this
Requirements for excise goods held in duty suspension in a warehouse by an authorised warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor in the UK.
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
Guidance for local authorities, trusts, schools, colleges and FE institutions about who owns DfE loaned devices, asset management and loan agreements.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Find out how much Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to pay when you buy property through a shared ownership scheme.
This fund helps community groups buy or renovate assets that would otherwise be lost to the community.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
Rules that apply to the sale of sites previously acquired by government departments and in defence.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Use our verification services to improve the accuracy of property ownership data.
How residents in high-rise residential buildings should avoid increasing or creating building safety risks and what to expect from accountable persons.
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