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What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
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.
As a tenant renting out a commercial property, you have certain responsibilities including maintenance, health and safety, and making provisions for your staff and visitors
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
What land use codes to use in 2022 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property or timeshare overseas.
Get a bulk supply of register information to save time spent manually ordering individual copies.
Find statistics providing information about unincorporated landlords that file Income Tax Self Assessment returns, their property income, and related expenses.
Get information about the extent of registered land and property in England and Wales.
Application form PN1 for a search of the Index of Proprietors' Names.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering patents.
How many requests for information we send to customers about their applications.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
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