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Find a property's energy certificate including an energy performance certificate (EPC), display energy certificate (DEC) or air conditioning inspection certificate.
Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.
Find out the Council Tax band for a property, register any changes to the property or challenge the band in England or Wales by looking up the property's address or postcode online
Pay Council Tax online or by other methods, like direct debit to your local council
Contact your electoral registration office if you have a question about voting in UK elections or the electoral register.
Use this service to apply to vote by post so you can take part in elections in the UK. You must be registered to vote in the UK before you can apply.
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Find out how to get on the electoral register so you can vote, how to register to vote in more than one place, and how to opt out of the 'open register'.
Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this replaced Council Tax Benefit
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council
Check with your council if you're eligible for a discount on your Council Tax
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
Disabled Facilities Grants help towards the costs of making changes to your home so you can continue to live there
Check the rateable value and report changes to your property in England: challenge your property’s rateable value if you disagree with it.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
If you think a child or young person is at risk or being abused or neglected, contact the children’s social care team at their local council.
Find out who your local councillor is
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, ISA, shared ownership
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