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• Law and courts

  Get advice on court claims, legal aid and legal documents such as wills

• Landlords of lodgers

  Landlords of lodgers Getting a lodger If you want your lodger to move out

• If you're sending the form back late

  If you're late sending back the form you must still fill it in and send it as soon as you can. If you have a good reason the DWP might decide to accept

• Getting your landlord to do repairs

  Getting your landlord to do repairs Getting repairs done if you're renting privately Getting repairs done if you rent from a council or housing association Asking the council to help you get repairs

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• Being laid off or put on short-time working

  Know your rights to pay, the importance of your contract, and when you can claim redundancy instead of lay off or short-time working

• Preparing to rent from a private landlord

  Find out how to decide whether to rent from a landlord or letting agent, how to search for a property and what questions you should ask before you rent a home

• Check if your landlord has to do repairs

  Check what type of repairs your landlord is responsible for making in your home. You can also check what things you’ll need to fix yourself

• What your landlord can charge you for energy

  How much your landlord can charge you for energy, how to check they're charging the right amount, what to do if they charge you too much

• Starting to rent from a private landlord

  Starting to rent from a private landlord Preparing to rent from a private landlord Information landlords ask for when you start renting Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord