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The Government Property Function operates across departments, delivery organisations and agencies. It is a network of over 5,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities. GPF is part of the Civil Service and the Cabinet Office .
The Government Property Profession is a network of over 2,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities.
Ask for underused or vacant property owned by the government, agencies, local councils or local public bodies to be sold - Right to Contest.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Strengthened 100% council tax premium on long term empty homes comes into force on 1 April, with councils able to spend the money from the next financial year.
The Office of Government Property, within the Cabinet Office, has appointed Saurabh Bhandari to lead major property programmes to support creating the sustainable and high-quality estate needed for modern government.
Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.
The process you need to follow to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan when you decide to sell your home.
Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
The legal process of repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
A collection of the annual report and accounts of the Government Annuities Investment Fund.
A response by the government to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's report on leasehold reform.
The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
The government‘s response to the Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Select Committee’s inquiry on financial distress in local authorities.
This form helps people to exercise their rights under the Community Right to Reclaim Land to bring disused property back into beneficial use.
A property owner or landlord can use this form with a 'particulars of claim' form to make a claim for possession of property.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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