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

• Search sold property prices

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

• Housing Benefit

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

• Find out your rubbish collection day

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

• Fireworks: the law

  You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions

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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
• 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
• Start paying Council Tax
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 January 2016
  • Valuation Office Agency

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News and communications

• HM Land Registry launches new APIs to save customers time
  • 11 November 2025
  • HM Land Registry
  • News story
• Regulator of Social Housing and Charity Commission set out how they will continue to work together
  • 11 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Press release
• What is Pride in Place?
  • 10 November 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • News story
• Social and Affordable Homes Programme: letter to councils
  • 7 November 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Correspondence
• Social and Affordable Homes Programme: Outline Guidance Published Ahead of 2026 Launch
  • 7 November 2025
  • Homes England
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023-24
  • 6 November 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics
• Sector Risk Profile 2025
  • 6 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Research
• Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2023/24
  • 4 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Official statistics
• Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25
  • 4 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Official statistics
• Private registered provider social housing stock and rents in England 2024 to 2025
  • 31 October 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Material information in property listings
  • 20 October 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 29 December 2025
• Home buying and selling reform
  • 20 October 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 29 December 2025
• Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing: consultation
  • 30 September 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 05 April 2024
• Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements: consultation
  • 30 September 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 22 July 2024
• Launching the Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026 to 2036
  • 7 November 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026 summary to end of March 2025
  • 5 November 2025
  • Homes England
  • Transparency
• Regulator of Social Housing Corporate Plan 2025-2028
  • 5 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Corporate report
• List of non-submission of annual accounts
  • 5 November 2025
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• Homes England spend for transactions over £25,000
  • 29 October 2025
  • Homes England
  • Transparency
• Building Safety Regulator annual statement of resident engagement
  • 24 October 2025
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Corporate report

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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
• Department for Transport
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• 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
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• Department for Business & Trade
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• UK Health Security Agency
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Disability Unit
• Government Actuary's Department
• HM Prison & Probation Service
• Office for Equality and Opportunity
• 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
• The Charity Commission
• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• 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