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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
Mayors outside of London to be given greater influence over the government's historic £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
How to apply for licences and stay compliant if you use, breed or supply animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief
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