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How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Selling a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take…
If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…
You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…
A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…
Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…
After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
Your rights and obligations are listed in a written agreement with the…
You have a rent contract if you pay rent to a landlord. It does not have…
Pitch fee You have to pay a ‘pitch fee’ to the park owner to rent the land…
Selling The park owner gets up to 10% of the selling price (known as a…
Park owners are responsible for: keeping common areas (like shared paths)…
You can set up a ‘qualifying’ residents’ association to represent home…
If you have a dispute with the park owner that you cannot work out, you…
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Guidance from the British Embassy on buying, renting or letting property in the United Arab Emirates.
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Information on laws and taxes for British nationals who want to buy property in Cyprus.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
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.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Information about the Seafood Disruption Support Scheme.
Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Information about the Seafood Response Fund.
Privacy notice for the ‘Home buying and selling improvement’ research with citizens.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
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