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Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
Explains the process for obtaining a lawful development certificate for existing or proposed use.
Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system.
Guidance for non-specialists, particularly private landlords, about the requirements under the Housing Act 2004 in relation to the HHSRS.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Building regulation in England setting standards for overheating in new residential buildings.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
Use of planning obligations and process for changing obligations.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
This is a brief factual explainer of how commonhold works. For more information, you may wish to visit the website of the Leasehold Advisory Service.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
This guidance provides an overview of the duty to refer, which will help public authorities understand how to administer the duty.
Building regulation in England for the storage of fuel systems and combustion products.
This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
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