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• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Getting paid when you leave a job

  Check if your final pay when you leave a job is right and what steps to take if it isn't

• 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

• Preparing your paperwork - administration order

  Explains the paperwork relating to your debts and evidence of your financial circumstances that you need to gather, before applying to court for an administration order

• Check the terms of your employment contract

  Check if you’ve got a written statement from your employer and what other documents to look

• Can your debt relief order be stopped?

  Explains the circumstances in which the Official Receiver can stop (revoke) your debt relief order and how to challenge their decision

• Pet gets ill or dies after buying

  If you recently bought a pet and it soon becomes ill or dies you may have a right to get a refund or replacement from the trader you bought it from

• If there are pests or vermin in your rented home

  Check if your landlord is responsible for dealing with infestations. Check if the council can help with mice and rat problems

• Your right to respect for private and family life

  Explains how the right to respect for your family and private life is protected by article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when a public authority may be breach the article

• Challenging a rent increase

  Find out if you can challenge your section 13 rent increase for free at a tribunal and check what evidence you need to send with your application