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Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
You can make a claim for a ‘declaration of presumed death’ from the High…
Download and fill in a claim form (N208) with details about: yourself -…
You must advertise your application in a newspaper local to the missing…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
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…
Information about incidents and outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg, both viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF).
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
The process when a British national dies in Venezuela, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax
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