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VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes

• Houses and flats

  VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades like…

• Building new homes

  You may not have to charge VAT on labour or building materials for work…

• Work for disabled people

  You may not have to charge VAT on alterations you make to a disabled…

• Energy saving and mobility aids

  You may be able to charge the reduced rate of VAT (5%) for work in…

• Other types of building

  You may not have to charge VAT for some work you do on certain types of…

Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in

• Overview

  Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…

• Talk to your neighbour

  Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…

• Contact your neighbour's landlord

  If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…

• Use a mediation service

  If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…

• Complain about noise to the council

  You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…

• High hedges, trees and boundaries

  You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…

• Call the police

  You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…

• Take action through the courts

  If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments

• Overview

  If you get tips at work they do not count towards the National Minimum…

• Tips and tax

  You have to pay Income Tax on any tips you get, and may have to pay…

We focus on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life. OHID is...

• Updated: 7 May 2024

How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies

Disabled Facilities Grants help towards the costs of making changes to your home so you can continue to live there

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

• Updated: 26 June 2025

Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help

Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.

Improvement notices and directions about children’s services issued to councils by the Department for Education.

• Updated: 1 October 2025