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• 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

• Check what rights squatters have

  Check if you can be arrested for squatting. Check what you can do if you find squatters in your home or your neighbour’s home

• Appealing a parking ticket

  How to appeal a parking charge notice, penalty charge notice or fixed penalty notice in England and Wales

• Buying a used car

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

• Extending your family visa

  You can usually apply to extend a family visa before it ends. Check if you can extend your family visa when it comes to an end

• Getting on the waiting list for a council home

  Check if you can get on the waiting list and how to fill in your application. Check what happens when you're on the list

• Paying for sewerage

  What you are paying for when you pay public sewerage charges including water drainage, surface water drainage, highway drainage and land drainage

• You think you're being accused of benefit fraud

  What to do if you’re worried you’re being investigated for benefit fraud

• Young people and family

  Rights of children and young people on family matters including adoption, getting married and the rights of parents under 16

• Staying in the UK on a visa without your partner

  If you’re in the UK as a dependant on your partner’s visa, you’ll need to check your eligibility to stay in the UK and apply for a new visa if you can. If you’re not eligible to stay in the UK you might have to leave