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How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Selling a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take…
If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…
You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…
A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…
Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…
After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
Find out about a scheme used by individual landlords to avoid paying tax on their property income and reduce Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
How guests can find rematches, and the how councils can support them. Includes how sponsors can continue to host.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
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
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
How can communications network operators best work with property developers?
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
If you're preparing land for homes, we can loan you up to £250 million to cover infrastructure and enabling costs.
The checks councils are required to carry out on a sponsor's home. Includes how two-tier councils conduct checks, and guest support needs.
How to apply for a housing association home, types of tenancy agreement and the Right to Acquire
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland
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