Policy Area

Housing

The government is helping local councils and developers work with local communities to plan and build better places to live for everyone. This includes building affordable housing, improving the quality of rented housing, helping more people to buy a home, and providing housing support for vulnerable people.

Announcements

  1. Government publishes key licensing changes to further protect tenants

    • Press release

  2. HM Land Registry to launch new Local Land Charges service

    • News story

  3. UK House Price Index for April 2018

    • Press release

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Consultations

  1. The New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations

    • Consultation outcome

  2. Review of park homes legislation: call for evidence part 2

    • Closed consultation

  3. Consultation on draft Local Land Charges Rules 2017

    • Consultation outcome

See all consultations

Publications

  1. HM Land Registry service standards

    • Guidance

  2. Regulatory judgement: Knowsley Housing Trust

    • Decision

  3. Regulatory judgements and notices, and Gradings under review

    • Decision

See all publications

Statistics

  1. Housing Statistics 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018

    • National Statistics

  2. Continuous Household Survey 2017/18

    • Official Statistics

  3. UK House Price Index Summary: April 2018

    • Official Statistics

See all statistics

Detailed guides

  1. Housing finance and household expenditure: notes and definitions

    Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled. Read more

  2. Paying tax on rent to landlords abroad

    How tenants and letting agents in the UK pay tax on behalf of landlords abroad under the Non-resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme. Read more

  3. How to challenge our decision to list or not list a building

    You have 28 days to challenge a listing after the notification has been published. Read more

  4. Send money due to the Crown under a bona vacantia mortgage (BVC5)

    How to repay a charge that was due to a dissolved company and is now due to the Crown. Read more

  5. Apply to buy a freehold reversion (BVC4)

    How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown. Read more