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Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord
Understanding your tenancy agreement
Interactive tool test
Suzanne test housing
Eviction
Eviction
Homeless help
Homelessness
Starting to rent from a private landlord
Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord
If you need a guarantor to start renting
Information landlords ask for when you start renting
Preparing to rent from a private landlord
Applying for council housing or a housing association home
Getting on the waiting list for a council home
Challenge the council’s decision about your housing application
If you’re offered an unsuitable council or housing association home
Deposits
Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit
Getting your tenancy deposit back if you rent privately
If your landlord didn’t follow deposit rules
Paying rent
Challenging a rent increase
Check if your landlord can increase your rent
Get help with the cost of renting privately
Repairs and housing conditions
Repairs and housing conditions
Fire safety
If your flat isn't fire safe
Making sure your flat is fire safe
You've been told your flat is fire safe but disagree
Complaints about landlords and letting agents
Complaining about your letting agent
Complaining about your private landlord
Renting with other people
Check your rights if you share accommodation
Ending a private tenancy
If you want to end your private tenancy
Moving to another council or housing association home
Moving to another council home or housing association home
Staying in your council home when someone dies
Staying in your council home when someone dies
Discrimination
Discrimination in housing
Council tax
Applying for Council Tax Reduction
Check how council tax works and if you have to pay
Check if you can pay less council tax
Getting a second adult rebate on your council tax
Paying council tax if you’re a student
Reporting changes if you get Council Tax Reduction
Problems with neighbours
Complaining about your neighbour
If your neighbour is complaining about you
If you disagree with your neighbour about a wall or fence
If you disagree with your neighbour about a tree or hedge
Right to reside in the UK
Check you have the ‘right to reside’ for housing
If you've recently moved to the UK
Showing habitual residence to get help with housing
Buying and selling a home
Buying a home
Calculate your monthly mortgage payments
Problems with buying and selling a home
Problems with selling your home - delayed completion and lease options contracts
Selling a home
Improving your home
Getting help with home improvements
University accommodation
Student housing - ending your agreement in halls
Student housing - living in halls
Student housing - rights and responsibilities in halls
Student housing - standards in halls
Student housing - your behaviour in halls
Lodging and subletting
Lodging and subletting
Squatting
Check what rights squatters have
Excluded occupiers and basic protection
Check your rights if you're an excluded occupier
Check your rights if you're an occupier with basic protection
Armed forces
Get housing help if you’re leaving or have left the armed forces