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  • Lodging and subletting

    Lodgers Check your rights as a lodger If you're being evicted as a lodger Landlords of lodgers Getting a lodger If you want your lodger to move out Subletting Check your rights if you’re a subtenant

  • Council tax

    Check how council tax works and if you have to pay Check if you can pay less council tax Applying for Council Tax Reduction Reporting changes if you get Council Tax Reduction Getting a second adult

  • Selling a home

    Table of contents Energy performance certificates Using an estate agent or selling the property yourself 'Quick house sales' Finding a buyer yourself If you wish to use an estate agent Deciding who

  • Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

    Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after

  • Work out how much compensation you could get for discrimination

    To work out how much you can ask for, you need to consider what a court can order if you win your discrimination claim. The amount you’re claiming might also affect how the case is dealt

  • Check what rights squatters have

    Squatting is where you enter and stay somewhere without permission. People in this situation are called trespassers. Squatting in residential properties is against the law and you can be arrested

  • Calculate your monthly mortgage payments

    Use the mortgage calculator to find out how much your monthly mortgage payments could be. This should help you work out how much you could afford to borrow. Remember, though, the figures are only

  • Complaining about your letting agent

    Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after

  • Complaining about your private landlord

    Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after

  • If you need a guarantor to start renting

    You might need a ‘guarantor’ so you can rent a place to live. A guarantor is someone who agrees to pay your rent if you don't pay it, for example a parent or close relative.  If you don’t pay your