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Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation.
You can authorise someone else to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
A paid agent can be: a professional accountant tax adviser They must meet…
You can ask a friend or family member to register to manage your tax…
You can arrange for an ‘intermediary’ to deal with HMRC for you. This…
You can give someone power of attorney over your tax affairs, such as by…
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
You can access your birth records if you do not have them because you were…
You can add yourself to the Adoption Contact Register at the General…
You can use an intermediary agency to help you trace a birth relative if…
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have a…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if both: you have…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if both: you’re a…
You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you have a family…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain as a child. You…
You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if your parent is…
You’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship…
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
How to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.
The Adult Dependent Relative route is for a person aged 18 or over who is sponsored by a relative in the UK (who must be a British Citizen, settled in the UK, have protection status or be a specified EEA...
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