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Subletting your home - what you need to think about first
What to think about before subletting part of your home and becoming a resident landlord.
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Taking in a lodger - what you need to think about first
What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord.
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Belongings - impact of bankruptcy
Explains what will happen to your belongings, including clothes, furniture, jewellery and vehicles, if you choose to go bankrupt.
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Valuing your belongings - bailiffs
Explains how a bailiff decides how much your belongings are worth, when they are taking them as payment for a debt.
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Budgeting advances - get a loan if you’re on Universal Credit
How to a Universal Credit budgeting advance - a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get, how to apply.
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Student housing – deposits
Explains how to protect a deposit paid as security in private rented student housing. Covers making an inventory, deductions at the end of a tenancy and withholding rent.
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Complain to an ombudsman
How to use an ombudsman to investigate a complaint about maladministration in public and private sector organisations.
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Dividing up money and belongings when you separate
If you and your partner separate, you need to decide how to divide your home and your pension. You also need to divide possessions and money in bank accounts.
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Cancel something you bought on hire purchase
Returning something you bought on hire purchase or conditional sale. How to cancel the agreement and what you’ll owe.
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Top tips for borrowing
Top tips for borrowing money, taking out a loan or using a credit card.