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

  Find out when it can be worth taking your landlord to court to get repairs done, find out how to fill in the court form and make sure you know what to say at the hearing

• Help on a low income

  Overview and content list for benefits help for those on a low income

• 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 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

• Benefits, services and your immigration status

  Information about benefits, services and your immigration status. Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and healthcare

• If you want to sell your home and rent it back

  Check the risks of using sale and rent back schemes and the rules firms must follow

• Eviction for rent arrears

  Details of the various types of possession orders that a judge can grant a landlord in order to evict their tenant

• If a landlord will not rent to you because of benefits or children

  Find out what to do if a landlord, agent or advert says you can’t view or rent a property because you get benefits or have children