Search all content on GOV.UK

A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.

• Updated: 1 October 2009

Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.

• Overview

  With a Global Talent visa you can work in the UK, if you are a leader or…

• Combined arts, dance, literature, music, theatre or visual arts

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Architecture

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Fashion design

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Film and television

  You can apply for an endorsement if you work in: film television animation…

• If your endorsement application is refused

  You can ask for a review if you do not think your endorsement application…

Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.

• Overview

  You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a…

• Property and financial affairs attorneys

  As a property and financial affairs attorney, you make (or help the donor…

• Health and welfare attorneys

  As a health and welfare attorney, you make (or help the donor make)…

• Use a lasting power of attorney

  If you’re an attorney or the donor on an LPA, you can use this service to:…

• Prove you're an attorney on a lasting power of attorney

  Any company or organisation you deal with on behalf of the donor can ask…

• Attorney records and duties

  Keep a record of: important decisions you make and when you make them, for…

• Changes you need to report

  You must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: you or the donor…

• When a lasting power of attorney ends

  A lasting power of attorney (LPA) can end in several ways. Usually it ends…

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

Your council can help you after a fire in your home - Council, emergency housing, Red Cross, fire safety

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.

Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.

• Updated: 16 January 2023

This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool. 

• Updated: 19 December 2024

How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.

Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in