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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
Take a look at these case studies to see how a development loan has benefitted other small and medium housebuilders.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
On 10 July 2023, the Chancellor set out in a speech at Mansion House the government’s progress in delivering an open, green, and technologically advanced financial services sector that is globally competitive, while retaining our commitment to high international standards.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
The glossary is a single reference point for terms and definitions used in DLUHC housing statistical publications and English Housing Survey reports, arranged alphabetically.
Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.
Government announces plan that will unblock housebuilding to deliver homes for local communities while protecting the environment.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Watch our film to see how Homes England has supported a regional house builder to significantly grow their housing output.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
Check if an estate can get the residence nil rate band (RNRB) when someone downsizes, gifts or sells their home before they die.
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