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Who is eligible to vote in elections and referendums in the UK
There are different types of UK elections. The most common ones are:…
General elections (elections to the UK Parliament) usually take place…
Local government elections take place at least every 4 years. Not all…
There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). To vote in…
There are 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern…
There are 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs). To vote in Senedd elections you…
Elected local mayors In some areas of England voters elect a mayor. Check…
There are 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales…
A referendum is a vote on a single issue. You usually make one choice…
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord. It lets you…
Assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) The most common form of tenancy is an…
A tenancy agreement should include: the names of all people involved the…
Tenancies Your tenancy agreement should say how much notice you need to…
If your landlord wants you to leave, they must give you notice in a…
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:…
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Form TR1 to transfer a property.
What to include in a tenancy agreement, different types of tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) and how to end a tenancy.
This series brings together all documents relating to DFID's Quarterly Data Summary spends.
FCDO travel advice for China. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Greece. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This series brings together all documents relating to DWP quarterly data summaries
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Italy including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Latest FCDO travel advice for France including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
Where you may find asbestos, how to reduce the risk of exposing it, when you need a licensed contractor and how to deal with asbestos waste.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Application form AS1: for personal representative(s) to assent the whole of a registered title.
FCDO travel advice for Uruguay. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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