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Local authority help with repairs - Housing Health and Safety Rating System
under this system? The local authority can best help tenants in private rented accommodation and housing association tenants. Local authority tenants have to use other options because a local
If you're not offered housing after a homeless application
place could include: staying with friends or relatives, if possible getting a place in a hostel, a night shelter or refuge You’II still need to pay rent if you’re staying in a hostel, shelter or refuge
Check if you can get Housing Benefit
Benefit to help pay your rent if you’re on a low income or you claim benefits. Housing Benefit is paid by your local council. If you own your home, check if you can get help to pay your mortgage interest
Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit
You'll probably have to pay a 'tenancy deposit' to your landlord or letting agent before you can rent your home. Your tenancy deposit will usually be the same amount as 4 or 5 weeks' rent. It’s
Problems with selling your home - delayed completion and lease options contracts
lose your home if you can't find the money. What if the scheme allows you to stay in your home? These schemes are usually known as sale and rent back schemes. They allow you to sell your home
Student housing - ending your agreement in halls
will have a fixed term agreement. This means that you have agreed to rent your accommodation for a certain period of time. In most cases the fixed term will be the academic year. In halls of residence, you
Creditors still contacting you - debt relief orders
for rent arrears or a hire purchase debt. This page tells you what to do if you've got a DRO but your creditors are still contacting you. What is the DRO period? The DRO period is the twelve months from
If you want to end your private tenancy
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
Check how much Housing Benefit you can get
your rent paid or just some of it. How much Housing Benefit you get depends on: where you live who you live with your income any savings you have You won’t know exactly how much Housing Benefit you’ll
Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit
rent from your local council or a housing association, your Housing Benefit might be reduced if you have more bedrooms than the rules say you need. The rules are sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax