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• Repairs - what are the tenant's responsibilities

  If you rent your home from a social housing landlord, they're responsible for dealing with most repair problems - check what repairs they have to do. However, as a tenant, you also have some

• How to report repairs

  If you rent your home from a social housing landlord, they're responsible for dealing with most repair problems - check what repairs they have to do. However, it's up to you to tell your landlord

• Universal Credit

  Credit you'll get How Universal Credit payments work if you're self-employed Reporting self-employed earnings Help with debt and rent arrears on Universal Credit Getting a Universal Credit budgeting

• If you disagree with your neighbour about a wall or fence

  a fence. If you rent your home, ask your landlord if they’ll deal with the problem on your behalf. You shouldn’t make any changes to walls or fences without their permission. If you’re not sure where

• What your landlord can charge you for energy

  they can charge you. If your bills are included in your rent If your bills are included in your rent and your landlord has increased your rent because of higher energy prices, you might be able

• If your Universal Credit is stopped or reduced

  this either in your online journal if you have one, or by letter. Deductions can only be made for: rent arrears and other housing costs like service charges - the deduction can be between 10% and 20

• Repossession by your landlord's mortgage lender

  mortgage was granted the landlord's lender has recognised your tenancy in some way, for example, by asking you to pay them rent If you think your tenancy may be binding you should get advice, for example

• If you disagree with your neighbour about a tree or hedge

  or branches from your neighbour’s tree are overhanging into your garden. If you rent your home, talk to your landlord about the problem. They might be able to deal with the disagreement on your behalf. Before

• Making

  a civil partnership cannot inherit from each other unless there is a will, so the death of one partner may create serious financial problems for the remaining partner if you have children, you

• The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment

  are  you’ve got a spare room someone else should be helping to pay the rent The council should write to tell you why they think you’ve been overpaid - if they don’t, call them and ask. You don’t have