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Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme

• Overview

  The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and…

• Improvements and benefits to your home

  Any household with an electricity meter (including prepayment meters) in…

• Get an assessment

  You must get your property assessed to use the Green Deal. Contact a Green…

• Getting the work done

  How you decide to get the work done will affect your options for how you…

• How to pay

  You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other…

• Moving into a property with a Green Deal

  If you move into a property with a Green Deal, the landlord or seller must…

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

• How shared ownership works

  You can buy a home through the shared ownership scheme if you cannot…

• Who can apply

  You can buy a home through shared ownership if both of the following are…

• Costs

  You’ll need to plan for all the costs when buying a home. When you’ve…

• Paying rent

  For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent to your landlord for the…

• Apply

  There are 4 steps to apply for a shared ownership home. 1. Check if you…

• Finding a shared ownership home

  There are several places where you can search for shared ownership homes…

• Repairs and home improvements

  You will need to pay for repairs and maintenance no matter what share you…

• Buying more shares ('staircasing')

  You can buy more shares in your home after you become the owner. This is…

• Selling your home

  You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own 100% of…

• Renting out all or part of your home (subletting)

  You can normally rent out (sublet) a room in the home, but you must live…

• Help and advice

  You can get free advice about how to buy a shared ownership home or…

Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.

• Updated: 27 February 2013

Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home's heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs.

• Updated: 30 April 2025

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.

How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes

How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council

Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.

• Updated: 19 March 2025

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