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How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
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.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
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.
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Rent a property at a discount to help with the cost of saving for a deposit to buy a home. Information on who is eligible and how to apply.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
Tax and reporting rules for assets bought, sold or given
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Find information for Lifetime ISA managers making withdrawals for a first time residential purchase.
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