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How to choose an SIA approved contractor and why you should.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
We support professional planners and planning inspectors, most of whom work in the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Planning Inspectorate. Government Planning Profession is part of the Civil Service .
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services.
If your business sells amateur plant protection products (PPPs) in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
The Department for Business and Trade has announced the 10 SME winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies.
This is the council’s note about the risk of cancer in painters.
The do's and don'ts on the re-application of paints, varnishes and other finishes to interior surfaces on fishing vessels.
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
A temporary export bar has been placed on a 15th century painting by Fra Angelico to allow time for a UK gallery or institution to acquire it.
Find out about the reverse charge for supplies of services reported within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
Your local council is usually responsible for removing graffiti from things like public buildings, monuments, benches and bins
Report vandalised property to your local council
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
Lord Parkinson addressed the Annual Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars to champion the arts and heritage sector.
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