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Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
You can buy a home through the shared ownership scheme if you cannot…
You can buy a home through shared ownership if both of the following are…
You’ll need to plan for all the costs when buying a home. When you’ve…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent to your landlord for the…
There are 4 steps to apply for a shared ownership home. 1. Check if you…
There are several places where you can search for shared ownership homes…
You will need to pay for repairs and maintenance no matter what share you…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become the owner. This is…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own 100% of…
You can normally rent out (sublet) a room in the home, but you must live…
You can get free advice about how to buy a shared ownership home or…
Fees for common applications, for example Scale 1 and Scale 2 transactions, charges of registered land, leases, large scale and fixed fee applications.
This publication sets out the principles of the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) fee-charging scheme and practical guidance about its operation.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Check whether you'll have to pay to replace cladding or to fix other safety problems with your building.
Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
This note includes the value for money metrics that providers must report on as part of their Annual Accounts reporting and also explains how to calculate the metrics.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
Information on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.
The principles of the regulator's fee-charging scheme for registered providers and practical guidance about its operation.
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