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What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme - registering, record keeping, applying for gross payment status and reporting business changes

• Overview

  You should register for the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) if you work…

• How to register

  To register for the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) you’ll need: your…

• Get paid

  When you start working for a contractor, give them the exact details you…

• Pay tax and claim back deductions

  The deductions your contractor takes under the Construction Industry…

• How to get gross payment status

  Having gross payment status means contractors will pay you in full,…

• Annual review

  If you have gross payment status, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will…

• Changes you need to report

  Report changes by calling the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) helpline.…

Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court

• Rules your landlord must follow

  Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…

• Accelerated possession

  Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…

• Eviction court hearings

  If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…

• Eviction notices

  If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…

• Harassment and illegal evictions

  It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…

How and when to report changes that affect your Child Benefit payments, such as earnings going above £60,000. How to update a change of address or bank details.

• If your child’s circumstances change

  Report any changes that could affect your Child Benefit to HM Revenue and…

• If your circumstances change or you need to update your details

  Report any changes that could affect your Child Benefit. If you do not,…

Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.

Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.

Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV

Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.

Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.

Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Tax) against tax decisions: how to appeal, the hearing, if you lose your case.

Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants