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Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it
Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales using HM Land Registry.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Housing Benefit can help you pay your rent if you’re unemployed, on a low…
You may get help with all or part of your rent. There’s no set amount of…
You’ll need to provide some information and evidence to support your claim…
Housing Benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit. Most people will…
You need to report a change of circumstances for you and anyone else in…
Housing Benefit will not cover heating, hot water, energy or food. If you…
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council
You can report an abandoned vehicle like a dumped car to the local council
Get a new energy certificate for your property: energy performance certificate (EPC), display energy certificate (DEC) or air conditioning inspection certificate. Find an assessor to get a certificate.
Report a noise problem like loud music, noisy pubs, neighbour's parties or barking dogs to your local council
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
OC1 application form for official copies of the register, plan or certificate in Form CI. You can also buy and download a title register and title plan online.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
Use the AP1 form to change the register for a property including changing your name.
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, ISA, shared ownership
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
Application form OC2 for official copies of documents.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
How to search for information about property and land in England and Wales - find out who owns it, how much was paid for it, how to get a scanned copy of the deeds and how to check the property boundaries
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
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