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Southern Region, Judge N Jutton and Mr MJF Donaldson FRICS on 16 November 2023

• Updated: 24 November 2023

Southern Region, Judge Whitely on 16 August 2019

• Updated: 11 December 2019

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…

How to search for information about property and land in England and Wales - find out who owns it, how much was paid for it, how to get a scanned copy of the deeds and how to check the property...

Northern Region Judge J Rimmer and Member Mr J Faulkner sitting on 1 February 2024

• Updated: 20 March 2024

Eastern Region, Judge R Wayte, 2nd March 2021

• Updated: 2 April 2021

Find out how the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates rateable values for business rates.

• Updated: 26 November 2025

Eastern Region [Judge S Brilliant & Mr G Smith MRICS]

• Updated: 14 August 2025

Northern Region Tribunal Valuer Chair I. Jefferson and Tribunal Member J. Jacobs sitting on 7 January 2026

• Updated: 25 January 2026

Northern Region Judge L Bennett sitting on 4 September 2023

• Updated: 20 March 2024