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The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (ADHACs) advised local councils on requests to re-house agricultural tenants. Following a public consultation in 2012, the government decided to close the 16 committees in England. Farmers can still apply to their local council to...
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Guidance for local authorities and fire and rescue services on the use remediation orders, a Building Safety Act 2022 enforcement power.
Initial findings from the English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
Find out what reliefs and exemptions are available for Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED).
Guidance for local authorities and independent approved inspectors compiling quarterly information about new permanent dwellings, which is used for house building quarterly returns.
The Building Safety Fund (BSF) provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high. This guide explains the process.
Guidance, information and tools to support homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
VAT refunds on building new homes and conversions - how to claim, application form and guidance notes
Information for anyone wishing to make use of English Housing Survey data to conduct their own analysis or to understand how the survey's run and managed.
The government is committed to improving the quality of social housing in England. In response to the tragic death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak, we are reforming the sector so that every tenant has a decent, safe and secure home. We...
This collection brings together all documents relating to dwelling stock (including vacants).
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
A beginner's guide on assessing whether a proposed housing project is financially viable.
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