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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…
Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.
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.
You can buy a home through the shared ownership scheme if you cannot…
You can buy a home through shared ownership if both of the following are…
You’ll need to plan for all the costs when buying a home. When you’ve…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent to your landlord for the…
There are 4 steps to apply for a shared ownership home. 1. Check if you…
There are several places where you can search for shared ownership homes…
You will need to pay for repairs and maintenance no matter what share you…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become the owner. This is…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own 100% of…
You can normally rent out (sublet) a room in the home, but you must live…
You can get free advice about how to buy a shared ownership home or…
Over a thousand properties have been brought back into use for the Armed Forces and their families thanks to £400m investment in military accommodation.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief
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 about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
Check if you can get free energy saving improvements to reduce your home's energy bills through the Home Upgrade Grant.
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
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
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
Thousands of military homes will be modernised, with preparation work already underway, and repair staffing bolstered ahead of the winter period.
How to tax living accommodation given to employees.
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
The government has a programme of reform to improve the quality of social housing. Every month, progress on our commitments will be shared on these pages, as part of our commitment to respond to the tragic death of 2 year...
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
The government is committed to improving the quality of social housing in England. In response to the tragic death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak, we are reforming the sector so that every tenant has a decent, safe and secure home. We report...
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