Housing and communities

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Services

• Search for land and property information

  Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it

• 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
  • 28 April 2025
  • HM Land Registry
• Contact HM Land Registry
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 December 2024
  • HM Land Registry
• Assured tenancy forms
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 September 2023
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Start paying Council Tax
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 January 2016
  • Valuation Office Agency
• How to rent
  • Guidance
  • 2 October 2023
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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News and communications

• Swindon Borough Council fails to meet RSH’s consumer standards
  • 14 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Press release
• Sovereign Network Group
  • 14 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Page withdrawn: Sovereign Housing Association Limited
  • 14 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Regulatory judgements and enforcement notices
  • 14 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Page withdrawn: Flagship Housing Group Limited
  • 14 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision

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Research and statistics

• Live tables on rents, lettings and tenancies
  • 20 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Statistical data set
• Landlords Research
  • 20 May 2025
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • Research
• English Housing Survey data on parking, mains gas and EV chargepoints
  • 15 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Statistical data set
• English Housing Survey data on leaseholders
  • 15 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Statistical data set
• English Housing Survey 2023 to 2024: low carbon technologies in English homes - fact sheet
  • 15 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Funding arrangements for the Homelessness Prevention Grant from 2026/27 onwards
  • 21 February 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 11 March 2025
• Supported Housing regulation: consultation
  • 20 February 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Work and Pensions
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 15 May 2025
• RSH equality objectives 2023
  • 27 March 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Policy paper
• Commonhold White Paper
  • 19 March 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Policy paper
• Planning policy for traveller sites
  • 12 December 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Registered providers of social housing – updated monthly
  • 20 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition
  • 9 May 2025
  • Homes England
  • Corporate report
• List of non-submission of annual accounts
  • 2 May 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• RSH spending over £250 - 2025
  • 29 April 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• RSH Prompt payment data
  • 29 April 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Regulator of Social Housing
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Homes England
• Valuation Office Agency
• HM Treasury

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• Department for Work & Pensions
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Home Office
• Department of Health & Social Care
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• Planning Inspectorate
• Cabinet Office
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• District Valuer Services (DVS)
• UK Visas and Immigration
• Bona Vacantia
• Government Legal Department
• Mining Remediation Authority
• Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
• Companies House
• Tribunal Procedure Committee
• UK Health Security Agency
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• Department for Business & Trade
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Disability Unit
• Government Actuary's Department
• HM Prison & Probation Service
• Office for Equality and Opportunity
• Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• Open Public Services
• UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
• Women and Equalities Unit

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

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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