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Explains control of advertisement regime.
Advises on enhancing and conserving the historic environment.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
Guidance for landlords, homeowners and letting agents affected by the introduction of right to rent immigration checks.
People with a long-term disability looking to buy a suitable home on the open market may be able to do so using the HOLD shared ownership scheme.
Information about annual rent increases limit from April 2026
A Manual to the Building Regulations, designed to be clear and useful for a range of audiences.
Building regulation for England covering security in dwellings.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Submit HM Land Registry applications in the portal, reducing errors and requisitions.
Help with the information you must submit to the Building Safety Regulator when you apply to construct, or carry out building work on, a higher-risk building.
The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the planning appeal process.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
How to take part in a planning or listed building consent appeal proceeding by written representations.
Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1).
Draft process of creating a local plan under the new plan-making system which covers getting ready, preparing the plan, examination, adoption and monitoring.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
People aged 55 or over and looking to buy a home can buy an initial share in an Older Persons Shared Ownership scheme (OPSO) home and pay rent on the rest.
When someone who owns a house or land passes away, you may need to update their property records.
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