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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Guidance for local authorities compiling annual information on dwelling stock data (including vacants and net supply of housing), including the Housing Flows Reconciliation (HFR) forms and guidance.
Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
This collection brings together all documents on housing supply: net additional dwellings (formerly known as ‘net supply of housing’).
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
Find out how to work out the value of your property and get information about pre-return banding checks.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Find out about Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED), what you need to pay and how to appoint an agent or adviser to act on your behalf.
The government introduced a number of measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to incentivise the prompt build-out of housing sites. This update outlines recent progress in the implementation of these measures and next steps.
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 report...
Form RTB1: Application for a determination as to whether a dwelling house is suitable for occupation by elderly persons.
The government has a programme of reform to improve the quality of social housing. Every month, progress on our commitments will be shared on these pages, as part of our commitment to respond to the tragic death of 2 year...
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