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This collection brings together guidance on the compulsory purchase process.
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…
Guidance on the purchase notice process.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness of unsafe products sold online, with resources for local authorities, community groups and the public.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
Information about medical devices that the public can buy for personal use and how we make sure they are safe and effective.
Things to consider when buying or using cosmetics.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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