Housing

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Services

1. Search for property information from HM Land Registry

   Find a property and get its title plan, title register, who owns it and see if it's at risk of flooding

2. Housing Benefit

   Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'discretionary payments'

3. Stamp Duty Land Tax

   You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK

4. Find out your rubbish collection day

   Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected

5. Search sold property prices

   Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales

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Guidance and regulation

1. HM Land Registry: Registration Services fees
   • Detailed guide
   • 18 July 2019
   • HM Land Registry
2. Start paying Council Tax
   • Detailed guide
   • 22 January 2016
   • Valuation Office Agency
3. How to rent
   • Guidance
   • 7 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. Assured tenancy forms
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
5. Contact HM Land Registry
   • Detailed guide
   • 15 July 2019
   • HM Land Registry

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News and communications

28 August 2019 — Press release

Help to Buy loophole closed to benefit homeowners

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Homes England

1. Former provider page: Toddington United Almshouse Charity
   • 28 August 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Decision
2. Regulatory judgements and notices, and gradings under review
   • 28 August 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Decision
3. Regulatory judgement: A2Dominion Housing Group Limited
   • 28 August 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Decision
4. Regulatory judgement: Connexus Housing Limited
   • 28 August 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Decision

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Research and statistics

1. Statistical Data Return user feedback survey responses
   • 6 September 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Research
2. Price Paid Data
   • 29 August 2019
   • HM Land Registry
   • Statistical data set
3. Monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above
   • 21 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • National statistics
4. Northern Ireland New Dwelling Statistics Q2 2019
   • 14 August 2019
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Finance (Northern Ireland)
   • Official statistics
5. Northern Ireland House Price Index Q2 2019
   • 14 August 2019
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Finance (Northern Ireland)
   • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Call for user views on the Statistical Data Return
   • 6 September 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 05 July 2019
2. New national model for shared ownership
   • 28 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 29 September 2019
3. Homelessness Reduction Act 2017: call for evidence
   • 23 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 15 October 2019
4. A new deal for renting: resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants
   • 22 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 12 October 2019
5. Housing Infrastructure Fund
   • 20 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, HM Treasury, and Homes England
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Homes England spend for transactions over £250
   • 30 August 2019
   • Homes England
   • Transparency
2. Current registered providers of social housing
   • 12 August 2019
   • Regulator of Social Housing
   • Transparency
3. Homes England board agenda and minutes: 13 June 2019
   • 9 August 2019
   • Homes England
   • Corporate report
4. Homes England board agenda and minutes: 4 July 2019
   • 9 August 2019
   • Homes England
   • Corporate report
5. Homes England board agenda and minutes: 30 May 2019
   • 9 August 2019
   • Homes England
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Regulator of Social Housing
3. Valuation Office Agency
4. Homes England
5. HM Treasury

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1. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
2. Department for Work & Pensions
3. Ministry of Defence
4. HM Revenue & Customs
5. Home Office
6. Public Health England
7. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
8. Department of Health & Social Care
9. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
10. Planning Inspectorate
11. Cabinet Office
12. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
13. Department for Transport
14. UK Visas and Immigration
15. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
16. Department for Education
17. District Valuer Services (DVS)
18. Bona Vacantia
19. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
20. Government Legal Department
21. Ministry of Justice
22. Coal Authority
23. Companies House
24. Tribunal Procedure Committee
25. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
26. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
27. Government Equalities Office
28. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
29. Social Mobility Commission
30. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
31. Office for Civil Society
32. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
33. Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
34. Open Public Services

1. HM Land Registry
2. Environment Agency
3. Highways England
4. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
5. Innovate UK
6. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
7. Military Aviation Authority
8. Natural England
9. Social Security Advisory Committee
10. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Explore sub-topics

1. Being a landlord and renting out a room
2. Council housing and housing association
3. Freehold and leasehold property
4. Homebuying
5. Homelessness and rough sleeping
6. Housing for older and vulnerable people
7. Housing funding programmes
8. Housing regulation
9. Neighbours, noise and pests
10. Owning and renting a property
11. Recycling, rubbish, streets and roads
12. Rented housing sector
13. Repossessions, emergency housing and evictions
14. Safety and the environment in your community
15. Tenancies and leases