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When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
You must tell your neighbours if you want to carry out any building work…
You must tell your neighbour if you want to: build on or at the boundary…
You must give notice to your neighbour between 2 months and a year before…
Once you’ve given notice your neighbour can: give consent in writing…
You must appoint a surveyor if you and your neighbour can’t agree. You can…
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the UK.
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
Check if an estate can get the residence nil rate band (RNRB) when someone downsizes, gifts or sells their home before they die.
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
Explains control of advertisement regime.
Find out what to do if an agency or umbrella company offers to reduce your tax liability and increase your take home pay.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.
Find out how to identify schemes that wrongly claim to increase your take-home pay if you're a contractor or agency worker.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Information on childcare for service families within the UK and overseas.
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