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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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Squatting is when someone deliberately enters property without permission…
A non-residential property is any building or land that is not designed to…
A long-term squatter can become the registered owner of property or land…
HM Land Registry will tell you if squatters apply for legal ownership of…
You can remove squatters using an interim possession order (IPO) or making…
You may be classed as homeless if you’re squatting. Get advice from…
If you pay Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings, you must pay Capital Gains Tax when you sell the property up to 5 April 2019, or Corporation Tax from 6 April 2019.
Check which Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) chargeable amounts apply for years earlier than the current year.
Check if you have to pay the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a residential property in England or Northern Ireland.
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Martindale on 18th December 2019.
Consolidate, strengthen and update the information you hold on your properties and identify vulnerable titles you can secure.
HM Land Registry publishes avoidable requisition data to help conveyancers cut delays, improve application quality and access free training.
Use the IHT405 with form IHT400 to give details of the houses, land and buildings or interests in land and buildings owned by the deceased.
Monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above
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