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How you can add, remove or replace one or more homeowners, with a process known as a Transfer of Equity.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
£4.1 million awarded to green finance projects to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.
Apply for compensation if you own property near the proposed High Speed 2 route, Phase 1 or 2 - what you can claim for, eligibility, how to apply
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.
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
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.
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill introduced to Parliament will give homeowners a fairer deal, and greater rights and protections.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
What rentcharges are, how to apply to pay only your share of ('apportion') a rentcharge, or apply to buy out ('redeem') your rentchange.
VAT refunds on building new homes and conversions - how to claim, application form and guidance notes
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
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