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  • Property Alert

    Sign up to HM Land Registry's free Property Alert service to help protect your property from fraud.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Biodiversity net gain: exempt developments

    A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Ventilation: Approved Document F

    Building regulation in England for the ventilation requirements to maintain indoor air quality.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas

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

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • HM Land Registry: Information Services fees

    Fees for our services, for example fees for searches and requests for official copies.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Local Housing Allowance

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

    • From: Valuation Office Agency
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  • The Building Safety Act

    Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Calculate biodiversity value with the statutory biodiversity metric

    When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Leaseholder protections: deed of certificate - frequently asked questions

    This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Community Infrastructure Levy

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

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Request an expedite

    Ask HM Land Registry to fast track your application.

    • From: HM Land Registry
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  • Preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls

    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.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • The merged Approved Documents

    A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • How to repay your equity loan using your own money

    The process to repay all or part of your Help to Buy: Equity Loan, using your own money or other private funds.

    • From: Homes England
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  • Drainage and waste disposal: Approved Document H

    Building regulation in England for foul water drainage and disposal.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Making an application

    Supports effective delivery of planning application process.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Mandatory information required from leaseholders and current landlords

    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.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Find a high-rise residential building

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

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard

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

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19)

    How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).

    • From: HM Land Registry
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