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• Complaining about your letting agent

  agreement to make sure. If you’re not sure, or you have a different kind of agreement with a private landlord, check your tenancy type if you rent from a private landlord. You can complain about your

• Understanding your tenancy agreement

  be different. The tenancy you have depends on the facts of your situation, not what your agreement says. For example, if you pay rent to a private landlord who doesn’t live with you and you’ve agreed a 6

• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  a private landlord check your tenancy type if you rent from a social housing landlord If you have rent arrears, your landlord may try and evict you. This is called seeking possession. To do

• Challenging a rent increase

  agreement to make sure. If you’re not sure, or you have a different kind of agreement with a private landlord, check your tenancy type if you rent from a private landlord. You should try to speak

• Eviction for rent arrears

  give a date by which you have to leave. If you’re a private tenant with an assured shorthold tenancy, your landlord might have been granted a possession order without a court hearing. You’ll be told

• Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord

  When you’ve found a property to rent, you'll have to make some payments before you move in. You’II usually have to pay: a tenancy deposit - no more than 6 weeks’ rent 1 to 2 months' rent in advance

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  of these agreements, you should get help from your nearest Citizens Advice. For example, you won’t be a private tenant if your home is: a holiday let a Crown tenancy business premises arranged by your local

• Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit

  have to be protected if you rent privately and have an assured or protected tenancy. Check if you have an assured shorthold tenancy You’ll usually have an assured shorthold tenancy if all

• Getting your tenancy deposit back if you rent privately

  If you paid a deposit at the start of your tenancy, you have the right to get it back at the end. Your landlord or letting agent can only take money off if there’s a good reason - for example

• Check if you can sublet your home

  shorthold tenancy. Your responsibilities will be the same as most private landlords. You’ll need to give your subtenant a tenancy agreement. You can find out what to include in a tenancy agreement on GOV.UK