Home Improvements: UK Legal Overview

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Home Improvements UK: Your complete guide to permissions, legal duties, contracts, disputes, finances, and how improvements affect buying, selling, and insurance.

Council Tax Explained: Who Pays, How Much, and Ways to Get Help

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What is Council Tax? Council Tax is a local tax collected by councils across the UK from people who live in residential properties. Its main purpose is to help fund essential local services, such as rubbish collection, street cleaning, libraries, schools, and maintaining parks and public spaces. The amount you pay goes directly towards keeping […]

Habitual Residence: What It Means for Housing and Benefits in the UK

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What is Habitual Residence? Habitual residence is a legal term used to describe the country where a person normally lives and has made their home. It is not just about where you are staying at the moment, but where you have settled and intend to stay for the foreseeable future. In the context of UK […]