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Get help paying for energy efficiency home improvements
to get help with the cost of making your home more energy efficient if you either: own your home rent from a private landlord For example, you might be able to apply for help with the cost
Complaining about your letting agent
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
Student housing - living in halls
of a private landlord. If you rent this type of accommodation, the university is your landlord, and it is responsible for managing the accommodation and for doing repairs. Your housing status in halls
Repairs - what are your options if you are a social housing tenant
about reporting repairs and keeping evidence about them Checking your housing status Tenants in private rented accommodation often have to think about the fact that a landlord may decide to evict
Making sure your flat is fire safe
Whether your landlord is responsible for making your home fire safe depends: on your tenancy agreement when your home was built if you have a private landlord Talk to your landlord first if you’re
Asking the local authority for help with repairs
authority for help. In some cases, a private landlord may evict a tenant rather than do repair work. Make sure you know whether you're at risk of eviction before you ask the local authority for help. What
If you want to end your private tenancy
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
Get help with the cost of renting privately
arrears. If your rent has gone up If you don’t live with your landlord, check if your private landlord was allowed to increase your rent. If you live with your landlord, you’re usually a lodger - check
Student housing - your behaviour in halls
or face some other penalty under the code of conduct or disciplinary procedure. A private landlord could not do that for a similar incident in private rented accommodation – they could only take
Challenging a rent increase
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