Home ownership

Information and advice from other websites

• Buying and selling

  If you are thinking of buying your own home, particularly if it's for the first time, you need to consider your options carefully. Information including finding a place to buy, buyer's costs, and selling a home.

  From: Shelter

• Your right to buy your home (PDF)

  Explains how the right to buy scheme works, how to apply, what to think about when buying, what to think about if approached by a company to buy, and what the rules are if you want to sell.

  From: Communities and Local Government

• About home-buying

  A basic overview of buying and owning a home. Also gives access to a more detailed document (PDF) that can be downloaded from this page.

  From: Council of Mortgage Lenders

• Problems with buying and selling a home.

  Explains your rights when buying or selling a house or flat, and tells you how to deal with common problems.

  From: Adviceguide from Citizens Advice

• Leaseholders' rights

  Outlines the legal rights you have if you live in a leasehold property in England. It explains the responsibilities leaseholders and freeholders have, and how disputes between them can be settled.

  From: Shelter

• Ownership schemes

  If property is expensive in your area, buying on the open market may seem impossible, but in many parts of the country there are schemes that can help make home ownership a more realistic option.

  From: Shelter

• Buying with other people

  If you buy a home with another person, you need to decide how you will share ownership of the property. This is important whether you want to buy with your spouse, partner, a family member or a friend.

  From: Shelter

• Mortgages

  Straightforward information about all aspects of mortgages, including how mortgages work, problems getting a mortgage, and switching mortgages.

  From: Shelter

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