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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 to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the…
You can choose one or more people to be your attorney. If you appoint more…
You can make a lasting power of attorney (LPA) online or using paper…
When you’ve made your lasting power of attorney (LPA), you need to…
You can confirm that a copy of your lasting power of attorney (LPA) is…
You (if you still have mental capacity) or one of your attorneys must tell…
You can ask the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to remove an attorney…
You can end your lasting power of attorney (LPA) yourself - if you have…
How to register your vehicle and the cost - new registrations, kit cars, rebuilds, radically altered vehicles, old and classic vehicles, vehicle identification numbers, Q plates
You have to register a car or any other vehicle as soon as you’ve: bought…
Register a new vehicle The dealer will usually register a brand new…
Your vehicle may not have been registered before with DVLA if it’s: brand…
You’ll have to pay a fee of £55 if you’re registering and taxing a vehicle…
Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…
Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it…
All vehicles registered in the UK must have a unique, stamped-in vehicle…
DVLA issues ‘Q’ registration numbers to vehicles whose age or identity is…
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
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.
Find out which items you can or cannot claim a VAT refund for under the DIY Housebuilders' Scheme.
Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Rules for digital and printed passport photos and how to get one
How to make export declarations and get goods through the UK border
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
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
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