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Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to…
Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action…
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:…
Resources supporting the Government Functional Standard for Property (GovS 004).
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
The Government Property Function operates across departments, delivery organisations and agencies. It is a network of over 5,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities. GPF is part of the Civil Service and the Cabinet Office .
Sign up to HM Land Registry's free Property Alert service to help protect your property from fraud.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Blogs where government organisations talk about their work and share information and ideas.
The Government Property Agency is helping transform the way the Civil Service works and reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. GPA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
The Government Property Profession is a network of over 2,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities.
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
How to work out your taxable capital gain or loss if you are not resident in the UK and are making direct or indirect disposals of UK property or land.
Find out how to work out the value of your property and get information about pre-return banding checks.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
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