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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
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.
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.
The Right to Shared Ownership scheme allows some tenants in England to buy…
You may be eligible to buy a share of your rented home through the Right…
When you apply for Right to Shared Ownership, you’ll need to make sure you…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent for the share you do not…
There are 9 steps to apply for Right to Shared Ownership. 1. Tell your…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become a shared owner. This…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own a 100%…
When you buy a home with Right to Shared Ownership, your lease will have…
You’ll usually need to get the landlord’s permission to rent out (sublet)…
You can get free advice about how to buy a home through the Right to…
Check when to make a return, types of interest to report, and how to categorise participants. Find out how to deal with different types of accounts and ownership.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Access historical information about properties and people recorded in the 1862 Act Register.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
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
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
Find out how the government chooses open standards, and how you can suggest open standards, to improve services for users.
Read the Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
Guidance for completing form ID3: certificate of identity for a private individual.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
The Building Safety Act 2022 created legal protections for leaseholders from historical building safety costs.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Use this form to record changes to the ownership of UK trade marks for full assignment of the rights.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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