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• Using the right to repair scheme

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

• Withholding rent because repairs haven't been done

  The procedure that social housing tenants must follow if you decide to use your rent to pay for repairs and the risks of withholding rent when the landlord has not carried out repairs

• Buying insurance for your mobile phone

  Deciding whether to insure your mobile phone and the different types of insurance you can get for your mobile phone

• What to do if you don't get your maternity rights

  Know how to negotiate to get your maternity rights at work - or how to use the employment tribunal to win compensation if your employer refuses to follow the law

• Writing off some of your debt if you apply for an administration order

  Tells you how to ask for a composition order, as part of an administration order, to get part of your debt written off

• If you owe child maintenance

  Find out what the CMS can do if you don't pay child maintenance and how they can recover payments

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• Getting a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK

  Check who can apply for a visa as an adult dependant, including the rules about your income

• Applying for family visas or indefinite leave

  Check how your family member can apply to live in the UK, extend their visa or get indefinite leave to remain

• Appealing a parking ticket

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