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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting

• Becoming a resident landlord

  You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…

• The Rent a Room Scheme

  The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…

• Your lodger's tenancy type

  The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…

• Rent, bills and tax

  Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…

• Ending a letting

  How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…

• Houses in Multiple Occupation

  Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…

VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes

• Houses and flats

  VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades like…

• Building new homes

  You may not have to charge VAT on labour or building materials for work…

• Work for disabled people

  You may not have to charge VAT on alterations you make to a disabled…

• Energy saving and mobility aids

  You may be able to charge the reduced rate of VAT (5%) for work in…

• Other types of building

  You may not have to charge VAT for some work you do on certain types of…

How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.

• Overview

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

• Preparing to buy

  When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…

• Deciding on a home

  There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…

• Making an offer

  Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…

• Transferring ownership (conveyancing)

  Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…

• Tax

  You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…

• Making a complaint

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

Immigration removal centres - addresses, contact details, visiting hours.

You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship

When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement

For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.

• Updated: 16 February 2026

The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 18 February 2026

Monthly house price inflation, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 15 July 2020

Monthly house price inflation calculated using data from HM Land Registry Registers of Scotland and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 19 May 2021