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• Getting a second adult rebate on your council tax

  Check if you can pay less council tax if you live with adults who get benefits or a low income. This is called getting a second adult rebate

• If you disagree with your neighbour about a tree or hedge

  Check what to do if a neighbour’s tree is affecting your property - for example if its branches are overhanging into your garden

• Buildings insurance

  What buildings insurance usually covers, how to choose a policy and how to make a claim

• Using the right to repair scheme

  How the right to repair scheme works and the types of repairs it covers

• Mortgages and secured loans

  Information about mortgages and secured loans, including Islamic mortgages. Also covers credit brokers and the charges made for their services

• If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced

  Find out why your Housing Benefit payments have changed and what you can do about

• What counts as disability discrimination

  Find out more about disability discrimination in employment, access to goods and services, education, public transport

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Check if you have to pay council tax and what to do if you think your tax band is wrong. Check if you have to pay for an empty property

• If there’s a problem with your heat network

  Check who to contact and how to complain to your heat network supplier. Check when to complain to the Energy Ombudsman, and where to get more help

• Extra money and help if you get Universal Credit

  Find out about extra money and help you can get because you receive Universal Credit. You can also check what other benefits and support you can apply