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Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
Find out about the reverse charge for supplies of services reported within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
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
VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades like…
You may not have to charge VAT on labour or building materials for work…
You may not have to charge VAT on alterations you make to a disabled…
You may be able to charge the reduced rate of VAT (5%) for work in…
You may not have to charge VAT for some work you do on certain types of…
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.
Check with your local council before doing building work on your home if you live in a conservation area
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.
Find out how to determine the place of supply of your services and how to deal with supplies of services which you receive from outside the UK.
Overview of how a home's energy performance is calculated using the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).
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