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FCDO travel advice for Ethiopia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
New funding to support 55 towns to invest in local people’s priorities.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Georgia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Advice to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Accounting Officer regarding the selection of 101 towns for Town Deals.
A consultation on the oversight of Locally-led Urban and New Town Development Corporations.…
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Lebanon including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
The minister is responsible for: local government fire and resilience high streets, town centres and markets travellers community pubs
An international movement with a local focus, aiming to improve towns’ quality of life and support local, traditional markets and artisans.…
Latest FCDO travel advice for South Africa including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
A new forward-thinking High Streets Task Force supporting local leaders to revitalise high streets and town centres has been launched.
FCDO travel advice for Tanzania. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Mozambique. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Australia including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
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