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• Information landlords ask for when you start renting

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice applies if you’re starting to rent from a private landlord. Before you can rent a property you’II need to provide information and documents to show

• Check your rights if you’re a subtenant

  You’re a subtenant if you rent your home from a tenant. You pay rent to the tenant - they’re your landlord. They pay rent to their landlord, who’s called the ‘head landlord’. If your landlord lives

• Complaining about your private landlord

  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

• Preparing to rent from a private landlord

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if both the following are true: you’re going to rent from a private landlord you won’t be living with your landlord In most

• 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

• 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 your options if you are a social housing tenant

  If you rent your home from a social housing landlord, they're responsible for dealing with most repair problems - check what repairs they have to do. Many social landlords fix repair problems as soon

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if both the following are true: you have a private landlord you started renting on or after 15 January 1989 If you started

• Getting repairs done if you're renting privately

  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

• Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

  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