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

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.