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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…
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
Information on laws and taxes for British nationals who want to buy property in Cyprus.
How to find digital outcome, specialist and user research services on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.
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 on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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