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To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission.
There are 6 steps to setting up a charity. Find trustees for your charity…
Your charity must have ‘charitable purposes’ that help the public (known…
The official name of your charity is known as its ‘main name’. Your…
You must choose a structure for your charity, which will affect things…
You must create a ‘governing document’ (or ‘rulebook’) for your charity…
You must apply to register your charity if both: its income is at least…
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court.
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they need you to leave…
Landlords cannot usually apply to the court for an accelerated possession…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in a possession order,…
It is a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to remove you from a…
FCDO travel advice for South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel make sure you have appropriate travel insurance. Make…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
What happens if a structure or feature on your land is designated as a flood or coastal erosion defence asset.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
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