# source/domain-registers/housing-and-community.v1.yaml

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    register_version: life-course-domain-register.v1
    pack_id: pack-4-home-place-transport
    domain: housing-and-community
    title: Housing and community life
    status: population_complete
    observed_at: "2026-08-08"
    link_receipts: evaluation/link-receipts/pack-4-home-place-transport-2026-08-08
    acquisition:
      mode: linked_reference_only
      snapshots_acquired: false
      source_response_bodies_retained: false
      publication_allowed: false
      rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded
    _source_defaults: &source_defaults
      access_method: public_html
      version_model: live_service_guidance
      update_cadence: check_before_each_use
      rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
    _family_defaults: &family_defaults
      primary_jurisdictions: [England]
      specialist_review: required
    route_sources:
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: housing-community-scotland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Scotland
        title: Housing and local services in Scotland
        owner: Scottish Government
        authority_role: scotland_housing_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.mygov.scot/browse/housing-local-services
        coverage: Routes people to current Scottish housing, planning, local-tax and neighbourhood services.
        exclusions: Does not establish that an England housing rule or local route applies in Scotland.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: housing-community-wales-handoff
        jurisdiction: Wales
        title: Housing in Wales
        owner: Welsh Government
        authority_role: wales_housing_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.gov.wales/housing
        coverage: Routes people to current Welsh housing policy, support and service information.
        exclusions: Does not determine a tenancy, planning, homelessness or adaptation decision.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: housing-community-northern-ireland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
        title: Property and housing in Northern Ireland
        owner: Northern Ireland Executive
        authority_role: northern_ireland_housing_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/property-and-housing
        coverage: Routes people to current Northern Ireland property, housing and local-service information.
        exclusions: England, Scotland and Wales housing rules do not establish Northern Ireland procedure.
    families:
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: rent-private-home
        title: Rent a private home
        aliases: [private renting, find a rented home, tenant rights]
        description: Find a private tenancy route, check the landlord or agent boundary and retain the agreement, inventory and payment records.
        situations: [A person is considering or starting a tenancy from a private landlord or letting agent.]
        user_needs: [Understand the current tenancy, affordability, safety and complaint handoffs without the bundle recommending a property.]
        dependency: regulated-or-registered-letting-provider
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: rent-private-home-primary
          title: Private renting
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_private_renting_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/private-renting
          coverage: Introduces England private-renting rights, responsibilities and service handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not assess affordability, approve a property or interpret an individual tenancy.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: protect-tenancy-deposit
        title: Protect a tenancy deposit
        aliases: [deposit protection scheme, landlord kept my deposit, tenancy deposit dispute]
        description: Check that a tenancy deposit enters the applicable protection scheme and use its evidence and dispute route when repayment is contested.
        situations: [A tenant or landlord needs to protect, recover or dispute a private-tenancy deposit.]
        user_needs: [Identify the scheme, prescribed information and adjudication boundary for the tenancy location.]
        dependency: government-authorised-tenancy-deposit-scheme
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: protect-tenancy-deposit-primary
          title: Tenancy deposit protection
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_tenancy_deposit_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection
          coverage: Explains England deposit-protection duties, authorised schemes and dispute handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not decide deductions, tenancy status or a court claim.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: buy-home
        title: Buy a home
        aliases: [purchase a property, home buying process, conveyancing]
        description: Navigate finance, offer, survey, conveyancing, exchange and completion while keeping professional and land-registration responsibilities explicit.
        situations: [A person is preparing to purchase a residential property.]
        user_needs: [See the ordered buying process and verify regulated advisers without receiving financial or legal advice.]
        dependency: regulated-mortgage-and-conveyancing-providers
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: buy-home-primary
          title: How to buy a home
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_home_buying_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-buy-a-home
          coverage: Provides England process guidance from preparation through completion.
          exclusions: Does not recommend property, finance, survey or legal providers or establish title.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: move-home
        title: Move home
        aliases: [moving house checklist, change address after moving, leave current home]
        description: Coordinate the old and new housing route, utilities, local records, address changes and handover evidence around a move.
        situations: [A household is preparing to leave one home and occupy another.]
        user_needs: [Place notices, handover, address updates and service transfers into a safe sequence.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: move-home-primary
          title: Moving from your owned home
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_home_moving_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/selling-a-home
          coverage: Introduces the England selling, completion and moving-out process and its professional handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not cover every tenure, complete address changes or provide conveyancing advice.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: prove-right-to-rent
        title: Prove the right to rent
        aliases: [right to rent share code, landlord immigration check, prove renting status]
        description: Use the current identity or share-code route for an England right-to-rent check and respond through the official correction boundary.
        situations: [A prospective adult occupier must provide evidence for a statutory right-to-rent check in England.]
        user_needs: [Find the official evidence route and distinguish it from immigration advice or landlord selection.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: prove-right-to-rent-primary
          title: Prove your right to rent in England
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: england_right_to_rent_service
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-rent
          coverage: Provides the England online status and share-code route and document alternatives.
          exclusions: The statutory scheme is England-specific and this bundle does not determine immigration status.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: register-for-council-tax
        title: Register for Council Tax
        aliases: [tell council I moved in, council tax account, start paying council tax]
        description: Notify the responsible local billing authority about occupation and retain the account, valuation and liability decision for review if needed.
        situations: [A household has moved, changed occupancy or otherwise needs a Council Tax account.]
        user_needs: [Reach the correct local authority and preserve valuation, discount and appeal boundaries.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: register-for-council-tax-primary
          title: Council Tax
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_council_tax_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/council-tax
          coverage: Explains Council Tax liability, bills, bands and local-authority handoffs in England and Wales.
          exclusions: Does not create an account, value a dwelling or decide liability, discounts or appeals.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: apply-for-social-housing
        title: Apply for social housing
        aliases: [join council housing list, housing association home, housing register application]
        description: Apply through the responsible allocation scheme and retain assessment, priority, bidding and review decisions.
        situations: [A household wants to be considered for council or housing-association accommodation.]
        user_needs: [Find the local allocation route and understand that eligibility and priority are authority decisions.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: apply-for-social-housing-primary
          title: Apply for council housing
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_social_housing_locator
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/council-housing
          coverage: Routes England and Wales users to the relevant council application and allocation information.
          exclusions: Does not decide qualification, priority, property availability or a review.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: get-homelessness-help
        title: Get homelessness help
        aliases: [at risk of homelessness, emergency housing help, council homelessness application]
        description: Contact the accountable housing authority early, state immediate safety and accommodation needs and retain prevention, relief or review decisions.
        situations: [A person has nowhere safe to stay or may lose accommodation.]
        user_needs: [Find the urgent local route while preserving safeguarding, domestic-abuse and statutory decision boundaries.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: get-homelessness-help-primary
          title: Help if you're homeless or at risk of homelessness
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_homelessness_help_locator
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/homelessness-help-from-council
          coverage: Routes people in England to local homelessness prevention and assessment services.
          exclusions: Does not assess homelessness, priority need, local connection, safety or accommodation suitability.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: apply-for-home-adaptation
        title: Apply for a home adaptation
        aliases: [disabled facilities grant, adapt home for disability, home accessibility changes]
        description: Request the applicable needs, housing and grant assessments before arranging eligible accessibility work.
        situations: [A disabled person or household needs changes that support safe access or independent living at home.]
        user_needs: [Coordinate social-care, landlord, grant and building-work boundaries without the bundle assessing clinical need.]
        dependency: assessed-and-approved-home-adaptation-provider
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: apply-for-home-adaptation-primary
          title: Disabled Facilities Grants
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_home_adaptation_grant_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/disabled-facilities-grants
          coverage: Explains England and Wales grant purposes, local-council applications and assessment handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not assess need, eligibility, consent, planning, costs or contractor suitability.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: seek-planning-permission
        title: Seek planning permission
        aliases: [planning application, permitted development check, appeal planning decision]
        description: Check whether consent is needed, submit to the responsible planning authority and retain conditions, decisions and appeal information.
        situations: [A person or organisation proposes development or a material change to land or buildings.]
        user_needs: [Reach the correct planning regime and separate permission from building regulations and other consents.]
        dependency: qualified-planning-or-design-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: seek-planning-permission-primary
          title: Planning permission
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_planning_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/planning-permission-england-wales
          coverage: Introduces England and Wales permission, local-authority and appeal routes.
          exclusions: Does not decide whether permission is needed, grant consent or replace professional advice.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: meet-building-regulations
        title: Meet building regulations
        aliases: [building control approval, building regulations application, completion certificate]
        description: Select the applicable building-control route, provide plans and notices and retain inspection and completion evidence.
        situations: [Building work may be controlled by safety, accessibility, energy or construction requirements.]
        user_needs: [Distinguish building regulations from planning and verify the accountable building-control provider.]
        dependency: registered-building-control-professional
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: meet-building-regulations-primary
          title: Building regulations approval
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_building_control_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/building-regulations-approval
          coverage: Explains England approval routes, inspections and completion evidence.
          exclusions: Does not assess design compliance, appoint an inspector or approve work.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-noise-or-pest-nuisance
        title: Report a noise or pest nuisance
        aliases: [noise complaint, pest problem, statutory nuisance report]
        description: Record the effect and report the problem to the responsible property, environmental-health or other authority route.
        situations: [Noise, pests or another neighbourhood condition may be causing persistent interference or health concern.]
        user_needs: [Identify landlord, council, regulator and urgent boundaries without declaring a statutory nuisance.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-noise-or-pest-nuisance-primary
          title: Report a noise nuisance to your council
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_local_noise_report_locator
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/report-noise-pollution-to-council
          coverage: Routes England and Wales users to the council noise-report service.
          exclusions: Does not assess evidence, declare nuisance, arrange pest control or decide enforcement.