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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
This series brings together documents relating to government construction.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for construction/refurbishment projects and products: heating, lighting, taps, paint, timber etc.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Grant to support the coordination of the supply chain for retrofitting energy efficiency measures at the local level.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Frequently asked questions on the Levelling Up Fund Round 2.
Find technical information about the VAT reverse charge if you buy or sell building and construction services.
This information sheet explains when the construction of a building may be zero-rated and the evidence needed to confirm that it qualifies for zero-rated relief.
A guide for principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons to report incidents or risks of structural failure, or the spread of fire to the Building Safety Regulator.
This factsheet provides a summary of key information about the contract for residents living in buildings where developers have pledged to remediate historic fire safety defects.
How clients can submit and manage a building control application to the Building Safety Regulator for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
This brings together guidance on new models of construction procurement, based on best practice in public sector construction.
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
The Construction Playbook sets out key policies and guidance for how public works projects and programmes are assessed, procured and delivered.
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Advice on planning, managing and delivering all sizes of estate projects.
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