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• Check how bankruptcy affects your home

  You might not have to move home if you go bankrupt. It depends on things like whether you rent or own your home, and who you live with. Find out more

• Complaining about your letting agent

  Find out how to complain about your letting agent if you’re unhappy with their service and know when you can take court action

• Ask the council for money or help to do repairs

  Local authority powers and financial help available to private rented tenants and landlords to cover the cost of repairs or improvements.

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• If your neighbour is complaining about you

  Check what to do if your neighbour is complaining about noise coming from your home. Check how you can solve the problem

• Deciding whether to make a small claim

  Find out what you should consider before starting a small claim and when you can make one

• Getting your housing plan from the council

  Check when the council will give you a housing plan. Check how it can prevent you becoming homeless or help you find a new home

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord.

• Reducing your monthly mortgage payments

  Check how to cut down your mortgage costs, including how to reduce your monthly payments and switch mortgage lender

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced