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• You've been told your flat is fire safe but disagree

  : the council a private landlord a housing association Check your tenancy agreement to find out how to make a complaint. If you're a council tenant, you can usually find the complaints process

• Repairs and housing conditions

  Renting from a private landlord 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 Complaining

• Getting repairs done if you're renting privately

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after

• Withholding rent because repairs haven't been done

  or Universal Credit housing costs you won't be able to use this procedure. If you're a tenant of another social housing landlord such as a housing association, or a tenant of a private landlord, your landlord

• Repairs - infestations of pests and vermin

  : a private landlord a housing association or the council If your home is furnished If you live in furnished rented accommodation and the problem with pests or vermin was there when you moved in, it's

• Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after

• Rent and mortgage arrears - administration orders

  will still count towards the £5,000 total. Rent arrears You can include your rent arrears in an administration order but this doesn't stop a landlord from getting possession of the property. Private

• Check if you can sublet your home

  if you’re allowed to sublet. If you rent from a council You’re not allowed to sublet all of your home - if you do, your landlord can evict you. If you rent from a private landlord or housing association You

• Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit

  the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after 28 February 1997 You might also have an assured shorthold tenancy if you started renting

• If your landlord didn’t follow deposit rules

  a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after 28 February 1997 You might also have an assured shorthold tenancy if you started renting on or after 15 January 1989