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• Student housing - standards in halls

  boards of management, which gives them the opportunity to feed back on general issues on behalf of students. If you think your university is providing poor accommodation or is not acting in accordance

• Taking legal action for housing discrimination

  , you’re allowed to represent yourself. These pages will show you the main steps, including the most common court rules you need to follow. If a local council, housing association or other public body

• Repairs - what are the landlord's responsibilities

  nuisance for tenants in social housing The Defective Premises Act 1972 Your landlord owes you certain duties of care that are set out in this Act. They include a duty to prevent personal injury

• Who's breaching your human rights

  like the Information Commissioner’s Office and the General Medical Council. Private organisations and charities Private organisations or charities are also public authorities if they carry out public

• If you’re being evicted by the council or housing association

  You don’t have to leave your home straight away if you’ve got a notice from your local council or housing association - this is called a ‘notice seeking possession’. Your landlord has to follow

• Deciding what to do about housing discrimination

  The Equality Act 2010 If you haven’t already checked, make sure your housing problem is covered by the Equality Act 2010 before you take any action - check if your problem is discrimination

• Student housing - your behaviour in halls

  . This means that, how you behave can have an impact on your accommodation. This page highlights some of the issues you may need to be aware of. What is different about universities as landlords? Universities

• Using the right to repair scheme

  . Other social housing landlords, for example, housing associations, may operate similar schemes, but they don't have to. This page tells you more about how the right to repair scheme works and the types

• Eviction for rent arrears

  advice from an expert housing adviser. You can get advice from your nearest  Citizens Advice.  What you can do once the warrant is issued It might be possible to ask for the warrant of eviction

• Gathering evidence about housing discrimination

  The Equality Act 2010 If you haven't already checked, make sure your housing problem is covered by the Equality Act before you take any action - check if your problem is discrimination. If you're