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. UK House Price Index (HPI) for June 2017

   • 15 August 2017
   • Press release

2. Application enquiry updates for Business e-services customers

   • 14 August 2017
   • News story

3. £6.2 million government boost to help unlock 15,000 new homes in Didcot Garden Town

   • 10 August 2017
   • Press release

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Consultations

1. Planning and affordable housing for Build to Rent

   • 3 August 2017
   • Consultation outcome

2. Recognising residents’ associations, and their power to request information about tenants

   • 25 July 2017
   • Open consultation

3. Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market

   • 25 July 2017
   • Open consultation

See all consultations

Publications

1. Grenfell Tower Inquiry terms of reference published

   • 15 August 2017
   • Correspondence

2. HM Land Registry: Local Land Charges

   • 10 August 2017
   • Guidance

3. Improving health through the home

   • 3 August 2017
   • Guidance

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Statistics

1. UK House Price Index summary: June 2017

   • 15 August 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. UK House Price Index England: June 2017

   • 15 August 2017
   • Official Statistics

3. UK House Price Index Scotland: June 2017

   • 15 August 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