Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said those "waiting patiently to move can now do so" as long as it is carried out under social distancing and safety rules.
Mr Jenrick said the government's "step-by-step plan" will enable people "to move home safely, covering each aspect of the sales and letting process, from viewings to removals".
The updated regulations, presented to Parliament by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, also allow people to leave their homes to collect goods ordered from businesses and travel to waste or recycling centres.
It is part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "conditional plan" - which he outlined on Sunday - to reopen society, including encouraging people to return to work if they could not work from home.
The regulations say people will be permitted to visit a "public open space for the purposes of open-air recreation to promote their physical or mental health or emotional wellbeing". This means that people can simply visit or spend time in an outdoor place without having to exercise.
As the government has indicated, people can go outdoors with other members of their household, alone or with one other person from a different household.
Many British people are unlikely to be able to take foreign holidays this summer because of coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
He told ITV's This Morning it's "likely to be the case" there won't be a normal summer holiday season.
The government is opening up parts of the economy, and Ryanair is planning to start services in July.
But Mr Hancock said the traditional big-break holiday season is unlikely.
Social distancing will have to be maintained for some time, he said. "The conclusion from that is it is unlikely that big, lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer."
Mr Hancock's comments came as many airlines detailed plans to restart flights.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, who last month said that leaving the middle seat free to help social distancing was "idiotic", said he planned to sell as many seats as possible this summer.
The airline is planning to operate nearly 1,000 flights a day from July, up from 30 today. It said face coverings being worn by all crew and passengers and cashless on-board transactions would help keep passengers safe as well as a new system for toilet breaks.
Meanwhile, EasyJet has told the BBC that it does not have a date for restarting flights, but is keeping the situation under review.
The announcement came despite government plans to introduce a 14-day quarantine for international travellers to prevent a second spike in the virus, infuriating airlines which planned to resume flying in the coming months.
Willie Walsh, boss of rival firm IAG, which owns British Airways, criticised the move, warning it would force him to review his plans to ramp up flights in the summer.
"There's nothing positive in anything I heard the prime minister say [on Sunday]," he told MPs.
Virgin Atlantic also released its summer schedule for 2021 on Tuesday, promising more flights to Tel Aviv as well as routes linking Florida with Manchester, Glasgow, London Heathrow and Belfast after it pulled out of Gatwick.
Mr Hay told BBC Radio 5 Live: "There is a real desire to go on holiday. People have been locked down, and in terms of new bookings we're getting strong demand."
Talking about trips which were booked earlier in the year, Mrs Hays added: "Many people are not cancelling, they are just deferring their holiday or in some cases holding on to a credit note for now."
Mr Hays also thought that having to self-isolate at home for 14 days after returning from abroad may not stop people travelling.
"If people in the UK are already in lockdown, they might be happy to spend another fortnight at home. Some people might say go to Spain or somewhere, have a nice holiday and then come back and continue their lockdown," he said.
Mr Hancock's comments echo those from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last month who warned people not to book summer holidays - domestic and overseas - until social distancing rules are relaxed. "I won't be booking a summer holiday at this point," he told the BBC on 17 April.
Airlines, and the travel industry generally, have been among the biggest financial losers of the international lockdown.
Another 627 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK have died, taking the total to 32,692.
The latest daily figure released by the Department of Health is for coronavirus-related fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community, reported in a 24-hour period up to 5pm on Monday.
There have been 350 more deaths in hospitals in England, bringing the total to 23,709.
In Scotland, there have been 50 further deaths, with the total now 1,912.
In Wales, 16 more people have died after testing positive for COVID-19, taking the total number to 1,132.
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In Northern Ireland, nine further coronavirus deaths have been reported, bringing the total number of fatalities to 447.
The home nations' daily numbers added together are often not the same as the Department of Health's statistic as they are collated at different times.
The DoH's fatality figure only includes people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
An alternative measure is from the Office for National Statistics, which is based on all mentions of COVID-19 on a death certificate, including suspected COVID-19.
The ONS has said 35,044 deaths involving COVID-19 were registered in England and Wales up to 9 May.
Across the UK, the number of deaths involving COVID-19 that have been registered stands at 38,355.
Chancellor announces extension to furlough scheme
It comes as the chancellor announced the government scheme which is supporting 7.5 million workers during the coronavirus pandemic will be extended until the end of October.
Rishi Sunak said the furlough scheme, which pays 80% of an employee's salary up to £2,500 a month, will remain unchanged until the end of July as the COVID-19 lockdown continues.
From that point it will continue, but employers will be expected to begin footing some of the multi-billion pound bill.
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The latest death toll refers to those who have died in all settings - including care homes, hospices and the wider community.
Today's rise in deaths is bigger than it was the previous two days, when 210 and 269 fatalities were recorded respectively.
This is likely to be due to a lag in reporting over the long bank holiday weekend - which tends to see lower numbers before jumping again at the start of the week.
The rise is in fact lower than any rise recorded on a Tuesday for the last six weeks.
LIVES LOST
In England, 23,708 have now died from the bug after 350 more fatalities were announced today.
In Scotland, the death toll reported by the Scottish Government is 1,912, after 50 died in the last 24 hours.
In Wales, 16 more deaths were confirmed overnight, bringing the deadly tally there to 1,132.
The toll in Northern Ireland is now 447 - up nine from yesterday.
New analysis published today suggests Britain's overall death toll from the virus is far higher, however, than the total reported by the Government so far - and has already passed 40,000.
The figures, tallied up by the Office for National Statistics, refer to all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on death certificates this year until the beginning of May.
The university’s Prof Carl Heneghan said of the data: “It shows we have nearly 140,000 infected with Covid, which is far more than we are picking up through testing."
"Fewer than 4,000 people a day are testing positive. Why are the rest of these cases not coming forward. Is it because they are asymptomatic?”
It could be a long time before a coronavirus vaccine is found, with the Prime Minister admitting last night that we may never find one.
Addressing the nation, Boris Johnson warned of "large epidemic waves" in the future, adding: "A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away. Indeed, in a worst-case scenario, we may never find a vaccine.
"So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this, together, for the long haul, even while doing all we can to avoid that outcome."
The unprecedented job-retention scheme will remain the same until July - with workers paid 80% of their wages by the Government - but changes will emerge from August.
The Chancellor said businesses will be expected to start chipping in to help tackle the burden on the taxpayer, and there will the ability to pay people part-time instead.
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He will cut the amount of funding the Government puts into the programme - which is currently costing £14billion every month - but stressed there would be no cuts to the amount of salary workers will be able to get, as businesses will have to pay a chunk.
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The latest death toll refers to those who have died in all settings - including care homes, hospices and the wider community.
Today's rise in deaths is bigger than it was the previous two days, when 210 and 269 fatalities were recorded respectively.
This is likely to be due to a lag in reporting over the long bank holiday weekend - which tends to see lower numbers before jumping again at the start of the week.
The rise is in fact lower than any rise recorded on a Tuesday for the last six weeks.
LIVES LOST
In England, 23,708 have now died from the bug after 350 more fatalities were announced today.
In Scotland, the death toll reported by the Scottish Government is 1,912, after 50 died in the last 24 hours.
In Wales, 16 more deaths were confirmed overnight, bringing the deadly tally there to 1,132.
The toll in Northern Ireland is now 447 - up nine from yesterday.
New analysis published today suggests Britain's overall death toll from the virus is far higher, however, than the total reported by the Government so far - and has already passed 40,000.
The figures, tallied up by the Office for National Statistics, refer to all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on death certificates this year until the beginning of May.
The university’s Prof Carl Heneghan said of the data: “It shows we have nearly 140,000 infected with Covid, which is far more than we are picking up through testing."
"Fewer than 4,000 people a day are testing positive. Why are the rest of these cases not coming forward. Is it because they are asymptomatic?”
It could be a long time before a coronavirus vaccine is found, with the Prime Minister admitting last night that we may never find one.
Addressing the nation, Boris Johnson warned of "large epidemic waves" in the future, adding: "A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away. Indeed, in a worst-case scenario, we may never find a vaccine.
"So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this, together, for the long haul, even while doing all we can to avoid that outcome."
The unprecedented job-retention scheme will remain the same until July - with workers paid 80% of their wages by the Government - but changes will emerge from August.
The Chancellor said businesses will be expected to start chipping in to help tackle the burden on the taxpayer, and there will the ability to pay people part-time instead.
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Rishi extends furlough scheme until OCTOBER but Gov will cut 80% rate from August
Grandparents could be able to hug grandkids in June under 'bubble' plan
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He will cut the amount of funding the Government puts into the programme - which is currently costing £14billion every month - but stressed there would be no cuts to the amount of salary workers will be able to get, as businesses will have to pay a chunk.
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Patients were aged between 25 and 101 years old and included a healthy 30-year-old, NHS England confirmed today.
It means 23,708 have now died from coronavirus in English hospitals.
The rise in deaths is bigger than it was yesterday, when 209 fatalities were logged.
It is also lower than any rise recorded on a Tuesday in England for the last six weeks.
In Scotland, the death toll reported by the Scottish Government is 1,912, after 50 died in the last 24 hours.
In Wales, 16 more deaths were confirmed overnight, bringing the deadly tally there to 1,132.
The toll in Northern Ireland is now 447 - up nine from yesterday.
New analysis published today suggests Britain's overall death toll from the virus is far higher, however, than the total reported by the Government so far - and has already passed 40,000.
The figures, tallied up by the Office for National Statistics, refer to all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on death certificates this year until the beginning of May.
The university’s Prof Carl Heneghan said of the data: “It shows we have nearly 140,000 infected with Covid, which is far more than we are picking up through testing."
"Fewer than 4,000 people a day are testing positive. Why are the rest of these cases not coming forward. Is it because they are asymptomatic?”
It could be a long time before a coronavirus vaccine is found, with the Prime Minister admitting last night that we may never find one.
Addressing the nation, Boris Johnson warned of "large epidemic waves" in the future, adding: "A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away. Indeed, in a worst-case scenario, we may never find a vaccine.
"So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this, together, for the long haul, even while doing all we can to avoid that outcome."
The unprecedented job-retention scheme will remain the same until July - with workers paid 80% of their wages by the Government - but changes will emerge from August.
The Chancellor said businesses will be expected to start chipping in to help tackle the burden on the taxpayer, and there will the ability to pay people part-time instead.
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He will cut the amount of funding the Government puts into the programme - which is currently costing £14billion every month - but stressed there would be no cuts to the amount of salary workers will be able to get, as businesses will have to pay a chunk.
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