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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
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…
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...
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge R. Latham on 16 August 2022
On 10 July 2023, the Chancellor set out in a speech at Mansion House the government’s progress in delivering an open, green, and technologically advanced financial services sector that is globally competitive, while retaining our commitment to high international standards.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
What accountable persons and principal accountable persons must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme if you’re constructing a new charity building, for a charitable or relevant residential purpose.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
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.
Form RTB1: Application for a determination as to whether a dwelling house is suitable for occupation by elderly persons.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Initial findings from the English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023.
Located in London’s East End, the Museum of the Home depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. Its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the...
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
On the 19 July 2022, the Chancellor set out in a speech at Mansion House how the government is delivering on its vision for the future of financial services in the UK.
On the 10 February 2022, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury provided an update on the progress government is making to deliver its vision for the future of financial services in the UK.
Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the UK.
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