Housing and communities

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Services

• Search for land and property information

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

• Find out your rubbish collection day

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

• Housing Benefit

  Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.

• Search sold property prices

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

• Apply for council housing

  Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list

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Guidance and regulation

• HM Land Registry: Registration Services fees
  • Detailed guide
  • 31 January 2022
  • HM Land Registry
• Contact HM Land Registry
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 August 2022
  • HM Land Registry
• Start paying Council Tax
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 January 2016
  • Valuation Office Agency
• Assured tenancy forms
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 October 2021
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• How to rent
  • Guidance
  • 21 July 2021
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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News and communications

• RSH publishes regulatory notice for the Royal Borough of Greenwich following a breach of the consumer standards
  • 31 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Press release
• Regulatory judgements and notices, and gradings under review
  • 31 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Notting Hill Genesis
  • 31 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• London Borough of Greenwich
  • 31 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Silva Homes Limited
  • 31 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision

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Research and statistics

• Price Paid Data
  • 31 August 2022
  • HM Land Registry
  • Statistical data set
• Monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above
  • 23 August 2022
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • National statistics
• Homelessness management information - Ukrainian nationals: England
  • 11 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Research
• RSH stakeholder survey 2022
  • 11 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Research
• Help to Buy (equity loan scheme): data to 31 March 2022
  • 10 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Social housing rents consultation
  • 31 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 12 October 2022
• Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
  • 30 August 2022
  • Home Office
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 19 July 2021
• Leaseholder-owned buildings (11m+ or 5 storeys+): call for evidence
  • 22 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 14 November 2022
• Naming and shaming failing landlords
  • 11 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Policy paper
• A fairer private rented sector
  • 2 August 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• RSH spending over £250 - 2022
  • 30 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• RSH Board members' register of interests
  • 25 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• Registered providers of social housing – updated monthly
  • 16 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• Homes England Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021 to 2022
  • 3 August 2022
  • Homes England
  • Corporate report
• List of non-submission of annual accounts
  • 3 August 2022
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Regulator of Social Housing
• Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
• Valuation Office Agency
• Homes England
• HM Treasury

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• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
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• Planning Inspectorate
• Department for Transport
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Education
• District Valuer Services (DVS)
• Ministry of Justice
• UK Visas and Immigration
• Bona Vacantia
• Companies House
• Government Legal Department
• Coal Authority
• Tribunal Procedure Committee
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Government Equalities Office
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Social Mobility Commission
• UK Health Security Agency
• Government Actuary's Department
• Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
• Immigration Enforcement
• Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
• Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
• Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• Open Public Services

• HM Land Registry
• Environment Agency
• Competition and Markets Authority
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Natural England
• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• The Charity Commission
• Military Aviation Authority
• Social Security Advisory Committee

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• Being a landlord and renting out a room
• Council housing and housing association
• Freehold and leasehold property
• Homebuying
• Homelessness and rough sleeping
• Housing for older and vulnerable people
• Housing funding programmes
• Housing regulation
• Neighbours, noise and pests
• Owning and renting a property
• Recycling, rubbish, streets and roads
• Rented housing sector
• Repossessions, emergency housing and evictions
• Safety and the environment in your community
• Tenancies and leases
• Traveller communities