Company Ownership: 2026 Companies House Register Changes
How the 2026 Companies House register changes reshape a company ownership search, from suppressed home addresses to the members register moving offline.
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How the 2026 Companies House register changes reshape a company ownership search, from suppressed home addresses to the members register moving offline.
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A certificate of service proves how and when you served. What CPR 6.17 requires, how the deemed date works, and what a defective one...
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Alternative service under CPR 6.15 lets the court permit another method of serving a claim. Here is when it is granted and the evidence...
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From June 2026 the overseas entities register discloses trust information more freely, changing what an asset search can reveal about UK property ownership.
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The Home Office has published a draft employer's guide to right to work checks, dated 16 July 2026, ahead of the wider illegal working...
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New CPR 31.12A adds a middle route between standard and non-party disclosure, letting courts order a party to request documents from any person.
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A Technology and Construction Court ruling on email service shows why a claim form served without written consent can fail at the last moment.
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Companies House removed 151,000 misused addresses from the company register under ECCTA. What the third progress report shows for asset searches.
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Court fees rose on 13 July 2026, lifting writ of control, charging order and enforcement charges for creditors and their solicitors.
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UK Finance reports payment fraud losses of £1.28 billion in 2025, with authorised push payment scams up 19 per cent to £576.4 million.
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The Online Procedure Rules 2026 give online proceedings in England and Wales a dedicated rulebook from 7 September, starting with possession claims.
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The Insolvency Service returned £42.7m to creditors and logged 1,153 director disqualifications in 2025-26, with company investigations up 39 per cent.
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