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How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
Share a right of common in the register of common land or of town or village greens.
A right of common in gross (a deed) can be attached to a property so that the owner of the property can use the right of common.
Create a new right of common and record it in the register of common land.
Record the transfer of ownership of a right of common in gross in the register of common land or of town or village greens.
We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
How to register new rights and make changes to existing rights of common.
Apply to correct mistakes in the registers of common land or of town or village greens
Registering historic events in the registers of common land or of town or village greens.
Sever rights of common from the property they’re attached to and transfer them to people specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.
Amend the register of common land or of town or village greens to reallocate a right of common which is attached to land.
Form to surrender or extinguish a right of common from the register of common land or of town or village greens.
Sever rights of common from the property they’re attached to and transfer them to a public body.
Find out how you can apply to change the commons registers to record a new event.
Record yourself as the person who is now entitled to use a right of common.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Find out how you can apply to change the commons registers to record a historic event.
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