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Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
Your rights and obligations are listed in a written agreement with the…
You have a rent contract if you pay rent to a landlord. It does not have…
Pitch fee You have to pay a ‘pitch fee’ to the park owner to rent the land…
Selling The park owner gets up to 10% of the selling price (known as a…
Park owners are responsible for: keeping common areas (like shared paths)…
You can set up a ‘qualifying’ residents’ association to represent home…
If you have a dispute with the park owner that you cannot work out, you…
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
You are responsible for (the ‘operator’ of) a septic tank or sewage…
There are things you must do if your property has a ‘new discharge’ where…
There are things you must do if your property has an existing discharge…
You must make sure your system meets the ‘general binding rules’ if you’re…
If you have a cesspool then the ‘general binding rules’ do not apply. You…
Only apply for a permit after you have checked: your sewage system is not…
Information on laws and taxes for British nationals who want to buy property in Cyprus.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Your responsibilities and rules to follow for watercourses on or near your property, and permissions you need to do work around them.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How you can add, remove or replace one or more homeowners, with a process known as a Transfer of Equity.
How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in the UK without a permit.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Guidance on householder permitted development rights, which allow improvement and extension of homes without the need to make a planning application.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Local residents will be protected from being pushed out of their communities by excessive short-term lets thanks to changes in planning rules.
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