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Application form ADV1: registration of a person in adverse possession.
Use this form to submit a combined certificate of judgment and request for writ of control or writ of possession.
Form NAP: notice to the registrar in respect of an adverse possession application.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Forms for landlords and/or tenants to propose action relating to tenancy agreements.
Information relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
What to include in a tenancy agreement, different types of tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) and how to end a tenancy.
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Form N5B England: Claim possession of a property located wholly in England (accelerated procedure).
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