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Housing deals provide an opportunity to support our commitment to deliver 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s and beyond.
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…
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and…
Any household with an electricity meter (including prepayment meters) in…
You must get your property assessed to use the Green Deal. Contact a Green…
How you decide to get the work done will affect your options for how you…
You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other…
If you move into a property with a Green Deal, the landlord or seller must…
Find out what the main Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs are for land or property transactions.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Find out about a scheme used by individual landlords to avoid paying tax on their property income and reduce Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
Reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will apply for residential properties purchased from 8 July 2020 until 30 June 2021 and from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021 inclusive.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
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.
Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Table showing the discounts that are available by area when applying to buy a home through the Right to Acquire scheme.
How can communications network operators best work with property developers?
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Rent a property at a discount to help with the cost of saving for a deposit to buy a home. Information on who is eligible and how to apply.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
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