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Guidance for inspectors on how to make this decision and the process to follow.

• Updated: 7 November 2025

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…

Why using a prioritisation method is important and how to choose one.

• Updated: 6 December 2018

Deciding what you need from a hosting supplier and how to choose a supplier that meets that need.

• Updated: 21 July 2022

• Updated: 24 April 2019

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service

• Updated: 5 July 2022

We have developed a set a principles for when we think about rules for aspects of GCSE, AS or A level subject assessments.

• Updated: 25 November 2016

Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.

• Updated: 1 November 2019