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More small claims will be resolved faster and away from court following new rules requiring mediation.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Make a 'Part I claim' when your property depreciates because of the use of a new or altered highway - eligibility and where to send your claim
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
British and Irish citizens and people with valid immigration status escaping the violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Lebanon can claim benefits from the day they arrive in the UK.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Find out if a business is, or has been, authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide claims management services
Guidance and form to apply for grant funding to provide telephone and digital support for people making a new Universal Credit claim.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
The CMA is investigating how products and services claiming to be 'eco-friendly' are being marketed, and whether consumers could be being misled.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
You can claim tax relief on your Self Assessment return for contributions you make towards registered pension schemes.
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