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  • Guidance on householder permitted development rights, which allow improvement and extension of homes without the need to make a planning application.

  • Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.

  • Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.

  • Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).

  • Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.

  • How Local Housing Allowance rates are set and used to work out Housing Benefit.

  • Information to consider before making an application to HM Land Registry without legal representation.

  • Business e-services customers can use MapSearch to find out if a property is registered, view its location and obtain its title number and details of tenure.

  • How to submit a formal request to HM Land Registry for information about land and property.

  • Building regulation in England for foul water drainage and disposal.

  • Building regulation in England covering the structural elements of a building.

  • The Renters’ Rights Act will introduce changes to how landlords let out private properties.

  • ​​This guide explains what written information landlords will need to give to their tenants in the future. ​

  • This guide covers what a landlord needs to do when their tenant asks to keep a pet.

  • Information on carrying out building work under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, or what to do if your neighbour tells you they're about to carry out work.

  • This guide explains to a landlord what to do if they need their tenant to leave.

  • If a landlord wants to increase the rent on a property, they must follow the rules in this guide.

  • This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.

  • Guidance on how local authorities should exercise their homelessness functions in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 3 April 2018.

  • This document sets out the government’s new nationally described space standard.