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  • HM Land Registry MapSearch

    Business e-services customers can use MapSearch to find out if a property is registered, view its location and obtain its title number and details of tenure.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Guide to the Renters (Reform) Bill

    Information relating to the Renters (Reform) Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Understanding Local Housing Allowances rates and broad rental market areas

    How Local Housing Allowances (LHA) rates are calculated and where to find your LHA rate.

    • From: Valuation Office Agency
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  • HM Land Registry portal: make an application enquiry

    How Business e-services customers can check their current applications to HM Land Registry through the portal.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Completing forms ID1 and ID2

    Guidance for completing forms ID1: Certificate of identity for a private individual, and ID2: Certificate of identity for a body corporate.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Qualifying date, qualifying lease and extent

    This guidance clarifies the extent (or location) to which the leaseholder protections apply. It also explains what is meant by qualifying date and qualifying lease.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Definition of ‘relevant building’

    The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Apply for affordable housing funding

    Information on how to apply for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Right to Acquire discounts by location

    Table showing the discounts that are available by area when applying to buy a home through the Right to Acquire scheme.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Capital Funding Guide

    The Capital Funding Guide (CFG) contains the rules and procedures for all providers delivering affordable housing through one of Homes England's affordable homes programmes.

    • From: Homes England
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  • Execution of deeds (PG8)

    Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • How to repay your equity loan when you remortgage

    How to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan, either in full or in part, when you remortgage your home.

    • From: Homes England
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  • Phone menu options for HM Land Registry

    Use these options to help navigate our phone menu.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS): guidance for landlords and property-related professionals

    Guidance for non-specialists, particularly private landlords, about the requirements under the Housing Act 2004 in relation to the HHSRS.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Forces Help to Buy: help to get on the property ladder

    Supporting the Armed Forces onto the home ownership ladder.

    • From: Ministry of Defence
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  • Limit on annual rent increases 2024-25 – from April 2024

    Information about annual rent increases limit from April 2024

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Rentcharges

    What rentcharges are, how to apply to pay only your share of ('apportion') a rentcharge, or apply to buy out ('redeem') your rentchange.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • How to access HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

    Information about Price Paid Data and how you can get it.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • How to remortgage your Help to Buy home and borrow more money

    When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.

    • From: Homes England
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  • Homelessness: duty to refer

    This guidance provides an overview of the duty to refer, which will help public authorities understand how to administer the duty.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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