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. Partners in innovation: HM Land Registry and Ordnance Survey

   • 19 July 2017
   • Press release

2. HM Land Registry signals the start of its transformation

   • 18 July 2017
   • Press release

3. UK House Price Index (HPI) for May 2017

   • 18 July 2017
   • Press release

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Consultations

1. Consultation on an amendment to the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard

   • 14 July 2017
   • Consultation outcome

2. Data source for number of rooms and bedrooms in the 2021 Census

   • 28 June 2017
   • Open consultation

3. Review of park homes legislation: call for evidence

   • 12 April 2017
   • Closed consultation

See all consultations

Publications

1. Expenditure over £25,000: May 2017

   • 19 July 2017
   • Transparency data

2. Expenditure over £25,000: June 2017

   • 19 July 2017
   • Transparency data

3. Expenditure over £25,000: April 2017

   • 19 July 2017
   • Transparency data

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Statistics

1. UK House Price Index Scotland: May 2017

   • 18 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. UK House Price Index England: May 2017

   • 18 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

3. UK House Price Index Wales: May 2017

   • 18 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

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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