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  • How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.

    • Overview

      Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…

    • Preparing to buy

      When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…

    • Deciding on a home

      There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…

    • Making an offer

      Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…

    • Transferring ownership (conveyancing)

      Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…

    • Tax

      You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…

    • Making a complaint

      You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…

  • Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.

    • Overview

      You might be able to buy your rented housing association home at a…

    • Discounts

      You can get a discount of between £9,000 and £16,000 on the price of your…

    • Applying

      Fill in the Right to Acquire application form. Send it to your landlord.…

    • Your landlord’s offer

      If your landlord agrees to sell, their offer will tell you: the price they…

    • Selling your home

      If you sell your home within 10 years of buying it through Right to…

    • Help and advice

      Ask your landlord about Right to Acquire. They may also be able to help…

  • 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.

    • Overview

      If you’re a first-time buyer, you may be able to buy a home for 30% to 50%…

    • How the scheme works

      You can look for new homes in your area that are advertised by developers…

    • How to apply

      Contact the developer or estate agent (if you’re buying from a previous…

    • If your application is approved

      The council will issue a certificate that shows you can be a First Homes…

    • Owning the property

      Once you’ve bought the home, you no longer have to meet First Homes…

    • Letting the property

      You can usually let your entire property for no more than 2 years in total…

    • Selling the property

      You can usually only sell the property to someone who is eligible to buy a…

  • How to find digital outcome, specialist and user research services on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.

  • How the Buyer Credit Facility works, its benefits, eligibility and how to apply.

  • Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.

  • Buying Solutions is now a part of the Government Procurement Service.

  • When to exclude and include the buying commission in the customs value and account for import VAT if you’re an importer paying fees to your buying agent.

  • How to apply for a housing association home, types of tenancy agreement and the Right to Acquire

  • Flexible and competitive financing solutions from UK Export Finance (UKEF) make buying from the UK more attractive than ever.