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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
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.
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…
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.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
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
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
If you're preparing land for homes, we can loan you up to £250 million to cover infrastructure and enabling costs.
Guidance from the British Embassy on buying, renting or letting property in the United Arab Emirates.
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