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Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
You can use the Right to Contest application to challenge government to sell land or property if you believe it’s not needed and could be put to better economic use.
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
You can confirm your property details or report any changes to them by submitting a check to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
How to search for information about property and land in England and Wales - find out who owns it, how much was paid for it, how to get a scanned copy of the deeds and how to check the property...
How to tax living accommodation given to employees.
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.
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
The Empty Property Rate and demand in the rating hypothesis.
Find out how to work out the value of your property and get information about pre-return banding checks.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Ask for underused or vacant property owned by the government, agencies, local councils or local public bodies to be sold - Right to Contest.
When and how you need to report disposals of UK property or land to HMRC and pay Capital Gains Tax if you're not a resident in the UK.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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