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Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
Find out what the main Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs are for land or property transactions.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
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.
Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
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