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If you're being evicted as a lodger
You’re a lodger if you live with your landlord and you share ‘living space’ with them - for example a kitchen, living room or bathroom. You’re also a lodger if you don’t share living space with your
Your notice period during dismissal
Your job won’t always end straight away if you’re dismissed - you’ll stay at work for a time and keep getting paid. This is called your notice period. It’s usually at least a week long. Check when
Check if you can apply for homeless help
You can apply to the council to get somewhere to live if you're homeless or you’II become homeless within 8 weeks. If you’re not a British citizen and you’ve been rough sleeping your right to stay
Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord
If you rent from a private landlord, your rights depend on the type of rental agreement you have. This includes things like your right to get repairs done, stay in your home and get your deposit back
Your notice period during redundancy
If you’re made redundant, your job won’t end straight away - you’ll get a paid notice period. You might get notice pay instead of your notice period - this is called ‘pay in lieu of notice’. Your
Gathering evidence about discrimination at work
If you haven’t checked already, find out if your problem is discrimination before you take action. The first thing you need to do is work out what evidence you need to gather to support your case
Check if you can get sick pay
You might be able to get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) when you're off work sick. It depends on your earnings and your situation. You can't get SSP for the first 3 days you're off sick but after that you
Making an employment tribunal claim
You might want to make a claim to an employment tribunal if both the following apply: you've got a problem at work that you can't sort out you think your employer has done something that’s against
Problems with buying and selling a home
Table of contents Using an estate agent Surveyors and valuers Building societies and other lenders Problems with the buyer Problems with the seller The buyer or seller is involved in a chain of buying
If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you
Your employer should pay you on time for work you’ve done - they should pay you on your agreed pay day. You can challenge your employer if: they haven’t paid your wages they’ve underpaid you they’ve