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• Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord

  Check what payments you need to make before you start renting. Get help if you can't pay a tenancy deposit or rent in advance.

• Find the user guide for your smart meter's in-home display

  Find the user guide for your smart meter's in-home display (IHD). Check by the number of buttons or by manufacturer

• If you want to sell your home and rent it back

  Check the risks of using sale and rent back schemes and the rules firms must follow.

• If the structure of the building you live in isn’t safe

  Check what to do if you think your building isn’t safe. You can also check who needs to pay for structural repair works if you’re a leaseholder

• Eviction for rent arrears

  Details of the various types of possession orders that a judge can grant a landlord in order to evict their tenant

• Problems with selling your home - delayed completion and lease options contracts

  Information about 'exchange with delayed completion' and 'lease options' contracts, covering what they are, the risks involved and other options that may be available to people trying to sell their home

• Problems with paying your water bill

  Read our advice about problems paying your water bill, including information if you need help paying with the WaterSure scheme.

• Debt and money

  Get advice on dealing with debt, bailiffs, bankruptcy, pensions, tax and more

• Get help with a housing discrimination problem

  Where to get help if you're being discriminated against by your landlord, a letting agent or someone else involved in your housing

• Preparing to rent from a private landlord

  Find out how to decide whether to rent from a landlord or letting agent, how to search for a property and what questions you should ask before you rent a home.