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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…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
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…
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
How to make a complaint about Help to Buy: Equity Loan
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Advice for British people buying property in Tunisia, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
Understand how trading conditions and insurance can limit the financial risk for freight forwarders.
Ask for a repayment of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for additional properties if you sell what was previously your main home.
Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
Financial services or products - how to complain, ombudsman schemes including The Financial Services Ombudsman.
What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure
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This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
What counts as a statutory nuisance and how councils can deal with complaints by issuing an abatement notice.
Find out how and when to report suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency or HMRC.
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.
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.
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