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Non-military housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are not seeking or due to leave service

• Updated: 4 July 2023

Find information on completing the UK property and other property sections of your Self Assessment tax return.

• Updated: 11 September 2025

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.

• How Right to Shared Ownership works

  The Right to Shared Ownership scheme allows some tenants in England to buy…

• Who can apply

  You may be eligible to buy a share of your rented home through the Right…

• Costs

  When you apply for Right to Shared Ownership, you’ll need to make sure you…

• Paying rent

  For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent for the share you do not…

• How to apply

  There are 9 steps to apply for Right to Shared Ownership. 1. Tell your…

• Buying more shares ('staircasing')

  You can buy more shares in your home after you become a shared owner. This…

• Selling your home

  You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own a 100%…

• Repairs and home improvements

  When you buy a home with Right to Shared Ownership, your lease will have…

• Renting out all or part of your home (subletting)

  You’ll usually need to get the landlord’s permission to rent out (sublet)…

• Help and advice

  MoneyHelper You can get free, impartial advice from MoneyHelper. This…

Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.

Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes

New laws are now in force protecting social housing tenants from emergency hazards and damp and mould. The changes are a lasting legacy to Awaab Ishak.

• Updated: 27 October 2025

Guidance primarily for local responders covering some infrastructure issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of a UK emergency.

• Updated: 20 February 2013

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.

What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.

• Updated: 4 February 2022