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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…
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees
Guidance for individuals investing in peer to peer loans, reporting interest and claiming losses from loans that default.
The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Loan sharks are unregulated moneylenders - if you use or spot one you can report them anonymously
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
This Order requires price transparency, provides for better early termination loan terms and enables customers to access other forms of loan.
UK banks agree £11 billion lending packages to support small business growth, particularly for small and mid-sized enterprises.
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