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Making a private child maintenance arrangement
Making a private child maintenance arrangement Agreeing maintenance between you
Repairs - damp
, your landlord is responsible for dealing with rising damp. This is because there's a term implied into your tenancy agreement which says that it's their responsibility to keep the exterior and structure
Student housing - your behaviour in halls
If you live in halls of residence or other university accommodation and you breach your tenancy or licence agreement, your university may deal with the matter using its disciplinary procedure
Check your rights if you’re a subtenant
in the same building You’re likely to be a lodger - check what rights you have as a lodger. As a subtenant, you almost certainly have an ‘assured shorthold tenancy’. You might have a different type
Your right to respect for private and family life
Your right to respect for private and family life This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales In the UK, human rights
Repairs - what are the landlord's responsibilities
Your landlord has to do anything your tenancy agreement says they have to do. Your landlord is also generally responsible for keeping in repair: the structure and exterior of your home, for example
Repairs - what are the tenant's responsibilities
responsibilities to keep your home in a good state of repair. This page tells you what your main responsibilities are. What are you responsible for? Shorthold tenancy If you're renting from a private landlord
Offsetting rent arrears because repairs haven't been done
to use the landlord's failure to make repairs as a defence to the possession proceedings. You'll also need to show that the set-off arises because: your landlord has broken your tenancy agreement
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
. Your landlord will probably be responsible for dealing with an infestation if: your tenancy agreement says they’re responsible - or it says they will keep your home in a “good and habitable state