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• 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

• If you're owed child maintenance

  Find out what you can do if you're not getting the child maintenance payments you're owed

• Information landlords ask for when you start renting

  Check what information you might need to start renting from a private landlord. Check how to prove you have the ‘right to rent’ in the UK.

• How income, debts and belongings are assessed for a debt relief order

  Explains how an adviser assesses the value of your debts, income and belongings during the debt relief order application process

• Student housing - your behaviour in halls

  Explains how students can be sanctioned if they misbehave or have rent arrears when living in university halls of residence. Sanctions can include withholding qualifications, preventing students progressing in their course and eviction

• You've been told your flat is fire safe but disagree

  Find out what to do if your landlord won't take steps to address fire safety in your flat

• Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs

  If you’ve reported repairs to your landlord and they haven’t done anything, find out if the council can help you get the work done

• If there's flooding in your rented home

  Information on dealing with flooding if you're a tenant, including emergency relocation, paying the rent and temporary homelessness