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Check what you need to do if you own a UK legal services business and are a lawyer with qualifications from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
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This research shows how the dispositions of business owners shape how they think about and run their businesses.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
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When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
How an obliged entity can make a report if there’s a material discrepancy between the information it holds about a person with significant control (PSC) or registrable beneficial owner of an overseas entity, and the information on the Companies House...
As a tenant renting out a commercial property, you have certain responsibilities including maintenance, health and safety, and making provisions for your staff and visitors
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
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