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Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
The Right to Shared Ownership scheme allows some tenants in England to buy…
You may be eligible to buy a share of your rented home through the Right…
When you apply for Right to Shared Ownership, you’ll need to make sure you…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent for the share you do not…
There are 9 steps to apply for Right to Shared Ownership. 1. Tell your…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become a shared owner. This…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own a 100%…
When you buy a home with Right to Shared Ownership, your lease will have…
You’ll usually need to get the landlord’s permission to rent out (sublet)…
You can get free advice about how to buy a home through the Right to…
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
You can buy a home through the shared ownership scheme if you cannot…
You can buy a home through shared ownership if both of the following are…
You’ll need to plan for all the costs when buying a home. When you’ve…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent to your landlord for the…
There are 4 steps to apply for a shared ownership home. 1. Check if you…
There are several places where you can search for shared ownership homes…
You will need to pay for repairs and maintenance no matter what share you…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become the owner. This is…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own 100% of…
You can normally rent out (sublet) a room in the home, but you must live…
You can get free advice about how to buy a shared ownership home or…
Research reports and guidance to inform the measurement of social value
If you want to repay or remortgage your Help to Buy home, you may need a specialist valuation if your block of flats has certain types of external cladding.
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
The process you need to follow to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan when you decide to sell your home.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Check if a home is eligible for extra tax-free residence allowance if it is left to children, grandchildren or other direct descendants.
A beginner's guide on assessing whether a proposed housing project is financially viable.
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Value for money metrics and reporting - annex to the Global Accounts 2023
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Complete the VO 6048 form and return it to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) if you have a self-catering or holiday let property in England.
This note includes the value for money metrics that providers must report on as part of their Annual Accounts reporting and also explains how to calculate the metrics.
Check if an estate can get the residence nil rate band (RNRB) when someone downsizes, gifts or sells their home before they die.
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