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Find a property's energy certificate including an energy performance certificate (EPC), display energy certificate (DEC) or air conditioning inspection certificate.
Find out the Council Tax band for a property, register any changes to the property or challenge the band in England or Wales by looking up the property's address or postcode online
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums.
Pay Council Tax online or by other methods, like direct debit to your local council
Contact your local council's Electoral Registration Office if you have a question about registering to vote
Getting on the electoral register, what happens if you do not register to vote, registering in more than one place, how to opt out of the 'open register', registering anonymously and how to view the electoral regis…
Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this replaced Council Tax Benefit
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
Use this service to apply for a postal vote in, general elections and other UK Parliamentary elections, local elections in England (including mayors), Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales, referendums…
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Check with your council if you're eligible for a discount on your Council Tax
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Apply for photo ID to vote (Voter Authority Certificate) in some elections and referendums in Great Britain if you do not have an accepted form of ID.
Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council
Your Council Tax bill - how to work it out, who has to pay, discounts and exemptions for students and disabled people, second homes, empty properties, paying the bill and getting the Council Tax rebate.
Disabled Facilities Grants help towards the costs of making changes to your home so you can continue to live there
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, ISA, shared ownership
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
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