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• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  If you get a section 8 notice, it's the first step your landlord has to take to make you leave your home. You won't have to leave your home straight away. If your section 8 notice is valid, your

• Taking court action because your landlord won't make repairs

  If you’ve reported repairs to your landlord and they haven’t done anything, then you may be thinking about taking them to court. Taking court action can be costly and time consuming and should only

• Student housing - rights and responsibilities in halls

  You have the right to have repairs done. The university as your landlord is responsible for doing most repairs except very minor things, such as changing light bulbs. Your landlord also has certain

• Dealing with rent arrears

  be in ‘arrears’. This is a kind of debt when you owe rent to your landlord. Your landlord could be a private landlord, a housing association or your council. You’ll be in arrears as soon as you’ve missed

• Subletting without your landlord’s permission

  If you sublet your home when you’re not allowed to, your landlord is likely to take action to evict you. If you’re a social housing tenant, the consequences are more serious because you might also

• Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord

  There might be a problem with the property that you don’t know about. There’s also a risk the offer is a scam. Get a receipt from your landlord or letting agent when you pay any money. You'll need

• Offsetting rent arrears because repairs haven't been done

  Set-off is a defence to possession proceedings for rent arrears. It means that you accept you owe your landlord money, but you claim the right to set-off against that debt any money due from your

• Housing

  Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord Understanding your tenancy agreement Eviction Eviction Homeless help Homelessness Starting to rent from a private landlord Preparing

• Local authority help with repairs - notices and orders under the Housing Health and Safety Rating

  If your landlord has failed to do repair work, the local authority may be able to force them to take action. The local authority can do this if there's a hazard which is a risk to your health

• Deal with flooding in a rented home - overview

  Your landlord is responsible for repairs if your rented home is affected by flooding, from rain or an issue with a neighbouring property. Your landlord is unlikely to be responsible if you caused