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. James Brokenshire launches £200 million pilot to boost social home ownership

   • 16 August 2018
   • Press release

2. £76 million a year to build homes for vulnerable people

   • 14 August 2018
   • News story

3. Social housing green paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

   • 14 August 2018
   • News story

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Consultations

1. A new deal for social housing

   • 14 August 2018
   • Open consultation

2. Use of receipts from Right to Buy sales

   • 14 August 2018
   • Open consultation

3. Review of social housing regulation: call for evidence

   • 14 August 2018
   • Open consultation

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Publications

1. Public land for housing programme 2015 to 2020: handbook - August 2018 update

   • 17 August 2018
   • Policy paper

2. Land Registration Rules 2003

   • 15 August 2018
   • Statutory guidance

3. Domestic Abuse Fund, 2018 to 2020: prospectus

   • 14 August 2018
   • Guidance

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Statistics

1. Social housing lettings in England: April 2016 to March 2017

   • 6 August 2018
   • National Statistics

2. Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics

   • 31 July 2018
   • National Statistics

3. Monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above

   • 24 July 2018
   • National 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. 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

4. 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

5. Local authorities and the Green Deal

   Guidance for local authorities in delivering the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) in their communities. Read more