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• Finding a home to rent

  Find out how to decide whether to rent from a landlord or letting agent, how to search for a property and what questions you should ask before you rent a home.

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  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• Dealing with a rent increase

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase.

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  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• How to report repairs

  Reporting housing repairs to the landlord and what to do if the landlord does not carry out the repairs.

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  • Housing
  • Repairs in rented housing
  • What are your options if you are a social housing tenant?

• Rights of subtenants who live with their landlord

  Rights and responsibilities of subtenants (excluded occupiers) who live with their landlord.

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  • Housing
  • Renting a home
  • Subletting and lodging
  • Subletting

• Using the right to repair scheme

  How the right to repair scheme works and the types of repairs it covers.

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  • Housing
  • Repairs in rented housing
  • What are your options if you are a social housing tenant?

• How much it costs to rent

  Know what payments you need to make to your landlord or letting agent before you move in and know how to negotiate to save money on your rent.

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  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• If you're being evicted because you asked for repairs

  Find out what you can do if you're being evicted because you asked for repairs and make sure you know how to get help to challenge the eviction.

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  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• Challenging a rent increase

  Find out if you can challenge your section 13 rent increase for free at a tribunal and check what evidence you need to send with your application.

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  • Housing
  • Renting privately

• Repossession by your landlord's mortgage lender

  Rights of tenants facing eviction because their private landlord falls behind on with their mortgage payments and is facing repossession.

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  • Housing
  • Renting a home

• Repairs - what are your options if you are a private rented tenant?

  Overview and content list for options on repairs if you are a private rented tenant.

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  • Housing
  • Repairs in rented housing
  • Getting repairs done if you're renting privately
  • Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs
  • If you're being evicted because you asked for repairs