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How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Your will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and…
Your will should set out: who you want to benefit from your will who…
For your will to be legally valid, you must: be 18 or over make it…
You should review your will every 5 years and after any major change in…
How you start a limited company.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
How to make export declarations and get goods through the UK border
Use the online service or VAT431NB form to reclaim VAT, if you're a DIY housebuilder building a new home or charity building.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Seeking views on preventing households being charged for the disposal of DIY waste and seeking evidence on the impact of booking systems at household waste recycling centres.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Find out when you need to do a flood risk assessment as part of your planning application, how to complete one and how it's processed.
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
How to move goods from the UK to international destinations, including any special rules you’ll need to follow to move your goods from the UK.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
How to prepare a Company Tax Return for your limited company or unincorporated association - deadlines, corrections and penalties
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
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