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Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…
You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your…
You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…
You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…
You could get local newspaper relief if your property is used as office…
If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…
You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…
Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…
You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…
Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…
If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…
A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…
You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
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.
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
The Valuation Office Agency does not usually change your rateable value if your property is in a state of disrepair. There are however, exceptions to this.
Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
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.
Check if you can get free energy saving improvements to reduce your home's energy bills through the Home Upgrade Grant.
Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Find examples to help landlords avoid common mistakes when working out and reporting income and profit from renting out a property.
The guidance and scoring tool is intended to support all government organisations that hold property assets
How to take part in research to help improve buying and selling.
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