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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…
FCDO travel advice for Nicaragua. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
UK government support There is no resident British diplomatic mission in…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
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Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Download a notice and an affirmation so you can apply for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) from the British Embassy Rome by post.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
Midlands Region, Tribunal Judge Mr P.J. Ellis and Tribunal Member Mr I Humphries FRICS on 1 February 2021.
Use these forms in your online application for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) and marital status certificate (MSC) to get married in Spain.
Use this form between 1 April and 30 September to complain about an infestation of injurious weeds where there is a risk those weeds will spread to your land.
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