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Information on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.​

• Updated: 3 November 2023

How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.

• Updated: 31 December 2023

Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.

• Overview

  You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…

• Use public rights of way

  You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…

• Use your right to roam

  You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…

• Access private land

  You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…

Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success

Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.

• Updated: 30 August 2017

Find out which postage stamps are free of VAT and when VAT must be applied to stamps, stamped stationery and other philatelic supplies.

• Updated: 21 September 2022

Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage

This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.

• Updated: 1 June 2005

The official report of all Parliamentary debates. Find Members, their contributions, debates, petitions and divisions from published Hansard reports dating back over 200 years.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Use this form of assent for re-registration of a public company as private and unlimited.