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Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
The Right to Shared Ownership scheme allows some tenants in England to buy…
You may be eligible to buy a share of your rented home through the Right…
When you apply for Right to Shared Ownership, you’ll need to make sure you…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent for the share you do not…
There are 9 steps to apply for Right to Shared Ownership. 1. Tell your…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become a shared owner. This…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own a 100%…
When you buy a home with Right to Shared Ownership, your lease will have…
You’ll usually need to get the landlord’s permission to rent out (sublet)…
You can get free advice about how to buy a home through the Right to…
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Your standard sales contracts must be ‘fair’ or you won’t be able to…
You can’t enforce unfair terms in a consumer contract, or unfair consumer…
Your standard contract would be unfair if you try to not take…
Your customers have implied rights when buying your goods or services.…
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Find out how you could be made liable for the unpaid VAT of another VAT-registered business when you buy or sell specified goods.
Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Rent a property at a discount to help with the cost of saving for a deposit to buy a home. Information on who is eligible and how to apply.
Councils across the country will be able to buy cheaper land to help build thousands more social and affordable homes.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Find out about the VAT domestic reverse charge procedure which applies to the buying and selling of certain goods and services.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
How to get VAT relief if you’re buying goods because of your disability.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
Resources to help you buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
Apply for a decision on landlord’s reasonable costs in the purchase of freehold for houses.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of agricultural premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
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