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• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance

• If your employer refuses your flexible working request

  What to do if your employer refuses your flexible working request. Find out if you can challenge your employer's decision and how to start this process

• Getting help and compensation if you were abused as a child

  What you can do if you were abused as a child including getting support, reporting the abuse to the police, checking records and claiming compensation

• Who's responsible for repairs

  Who's responsible for repairs Check if your landlord has to do repairs If you have damp or mould in your rented home If there are pests or vermin in your rented home If there's a leak from a neighbouring flat If there's flooding in your rented home

• 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

• Sorting out your home when you separate

  Get help on what happens to your home when you seperate, if your ex-partner is trying to make you leave or has left and transferring property for children.

• Getting British citizenship for children

  Check if your child can become a British citizen if they were born in the UK, have a British parent, migrated to the UK or are eligible another way

• Buying a used car

  What checks to make when buying a used car, how to negotiate a deal, different payment options

• Asking the council to help you get repairs done

  Asking the council to help you get repairs done Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs If the council decide your landlord has to do repairs Ask the council for money or help to do repairs Letter to complain to the council if your landlord hasn’t done repairs

• Check if you can challenge your redundancy

  Check if you can challenge your redundancy. Get help if you are looking to challenge your redundancy and making sure your employer followed the right process