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How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.

• Your responsibilities

  You have certain responsibilities if you sell electrical and electronic…

• Take back waste in store

  You must offer to take back waste of the same type as the item your…

• Set up an alternative take back service

  You can set up a ‘designated collection facility’ (DCF) where your…

• Use the Distributor Take Back Scheme

  You can use the Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) instead of providing a…

• If you do not comply

  If you fail to comply with the waste electrical and electronic equipment…

How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.

• Overview

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

• Preparing to sell

  If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…

• Energy Performance Certificates

  An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…

• Getting an estate agent

  You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…

• Finding a solicitor or conveyancer

  A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…

• Offers and negotiations

  Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…

• Transferring ownership (conveyancing)

  After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…

• Selling a property for someone else

  You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…

• Making a complaint

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

Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties

Apply to rent a garage from the local council - there may be a waiting list

VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.

Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim on your VAT Return.

• Updated: 1 May 2023

Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks

Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim if you are VAT registered in the EU.

• Updated: 4 November 2025