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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.
The Right to Shared Ownership scheme allows some tenants in England to buy…
You may be eligible to buy a share of your rented home through the Right…
When you apply for Right to Shared Ownership, you’ll need to make sure you…
For a shared ownership home, you need to pay rent for the share you do not…
There are 9 steps to apply for Right to Shared Ownership. 1. Tell your…
You can buy more shares in your home after you become a shared owner. This…
You can sell your shared ownership home at any time. If you own a 100%…
When you buy a home with Right to Shared Ownership, your lease will have…
You’ll usually need to get the landlord’s permission to rent out (sublet)…
You can get free advice about how to buy a home through the Right to…
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.
Blogs where government organisations talk about their work and share information and ideas.
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 to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Use the online service or VAT431C form to reclaim VAT, if you're a DIY housebuilder converting an existing building into a dwelling.
Disabled Facilities Grants help towards the costs of making changes to your home so you can continue to live there
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
Find out which items you can or cannot claim a VAT refund for under the DIY Housebuilders' Scheme.
When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
How principal designers, principal contractors and principal accountable persons must set up and maintain a system to report building safety incidents and risks.
Use the online service or VAT431NB form to reclaim VAT, if you're a DIY housebuilder building a new home or charity building.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
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