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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Apply for compensation if you own property near the proposed High Speed 2 route, Phase 1 or 2 - what you can claim for, eligibility, how to apply
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.
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
When you have to pay Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty or Inheritance Tax on money, shares or property you inherit
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Doorstep selling, regulations, written notice of the right to cancel, exemptions, penalties
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
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.
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
Latest sales figures for the Digital Marketplace.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
Work out whether assets in an estate qualify for Agricultural Relief and the rate at which it is due.
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
Find out who can use, and how to apply to join the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme.
How to get Inheritance Tax relief on business assets in an estate, what qualifies, giving away business property or assets
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
This list covers a large amount of Chancery work which is separate from the Business List. It includes the following types of work: Property landlord and tenant residential landlord and tenant commercial trespass/squatters mortgages land registry land – including title,...
How to pay Inheritance Tax: get a reference number, payment methods, use the deceased's bank account, National Savings and Investments, government stock, yearly instalments.
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