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VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
This series brings together all documents relating to Costs
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
Check whether you'll have to pay to replace cladding or to fix other safety problems with your building.
Find out which items you can or cannot claim a VAT refund for under the DIY Housebuilders' Scheme.
Includes online returns, rates, charging and record keeping
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
This glossary of terms has been created to aid leaseholders and residents to understand wording used in the Building Safety Fund guidance and Leaseholder and Resident Service.
Get the latest figures for property sale prices in England and Wales and find out how our Price Paid Data is calculated.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
This is the eighth edition of the Valuation Office Agency’s Rating Cost Guide (the Guide).
MSF distributed materials for reconstructing houses and boats as kits to be shared between households
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