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Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Benefit payments and entitlement may change or stop if you, your partner…
You cannot get benefits if you go to prison, apart from: the housing…
You will not get the Universal Credit standard allowance if you’re in…
You may be able to continue getting Housing Benefit or make a claim for…
You will not count as an adult living in a property for Council Tax if…
Reporting changes You must tell the Tax Credit Office about changes that…
You can continue to claim Child Benefit when you’re in prison if: your…
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is no longer a benefit. It’s now only…
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
You must decide which type of joint ownership you want if you buy, inherit…
You can find out what type of joint ownership you have by checking…
This is called ‘severance of joint tenancy’. You should apply for a ‘Form…
You need the agreement of all the other joint owners to change from being…
You must apply to the Court of Protection if all of the following apply:…
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Guidance on plan-making.
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Civilian housing options; information for service personnel and their dependants.
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