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• If your mortgage lender takes you to court

  What to do if you get court papers, including how to fill in your defence form and what will happen at court.

• Check how bankruptcy affects your job

  Your job might be affected if you apply for bankruptcy. Find out how bankruptcy affects your job and what work you can do after going bankrupt

• Managing affairs for someone else

  Information on managing someone’s affairs including ordinary, lasting and enduring power of attorney, and mental capacity

• Appealing a JSA decision at a tribunal

  How to appeal against a JSA decision by appealing to an independent tribunal. Check what your options are if your mandatory reconsideration has been refused

• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a tenant to court for rent arrears, special rules for social housing landlords, notice periods, what happens and a court hearing and the type of orders a judge can make.

• Problem with building work, decorating or home improvements

  What to do if you're not happy with building or home improvement work, what your rights are, what to say to the trader, how to take further action, where to get more help

• If your flat isn't fire safe

  Find out what to do if your landlord asks you to move out after a fire safety check

• Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership

  Find out how to end your marriage or civil partnership with a divorce or dissolution