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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.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
You could get a loan to help you pay for energy saving improvements to your home. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
A Warm Homes loan could help you pay for energy saving improvements to…
To be eligible for a Warm Homes loan: you must own the property you’re…
You apply to a lender that offers Warm Homes loans. You do not apply to…
You can get a Warm Homes Loan from the following lenders: HomeServe…
After your energy saving improvements have been installed, you may be…
If you have a question about loan products, application process and…
This guidance explains the food safety risks of preserving food at home and provides advice on how consumers can reduce those risks.
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.
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.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
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