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The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
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.
This collection brings together all documents on housing supply: net additional dwellings (formerly known as ‘net supply of housing’).
On 13 September 2023, the House of Lords voted against government proposals intended to unlock 100,000 homes between now and 2030 whilst protecting and improving the environment.
Civilian housing options and general advice available to veterans
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
We’re responsible for handling appeals against decisions made by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) relating to visa applications, asylum applications and the right to enter or stay in the UK. We also handle applications for judicial review of certain...
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, ISA, shared ownership
How to apply for a housing association home, types of tenancy agreement and the Right to Acquire
Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.
A Homes England series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
Development of a standard approach for AI and autonomy in networked multi-sensor systems in security and defence.
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
Guidance on the ventilation of indoor spaces to reduce the spread of respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
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.
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