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• Subletting without your landlord’s permission

  Check what might happen if you sublet your home unlawfully, including eviction. Check the extra risks if you have a council or housing association home

• Your right to personal liberty

  Explains how the right to personal liberty is protected by article 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998 meaning you cannot be detained for reasons other than criminal activity or mental health issues

• Staying in the UK on a visa without your partner

  If you’re in the UK as a dependant on your partner’s visa, you’ll need to check your eligibility to stay in the UK and apply for a new visa if you can. If you’re not eligible to stay in the UK you might have to leave

• Your circumstances have changed - debt relief orders

  Explains the types of change in your circumstances that you must report to the Official Receiver and what could happen if you do not report them

• Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way

  Explains how article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 protects you from torture or inhuman treatment, which causes you severe mental or physical suffering

• Joint debts and belongings if your partner is bankrupt

  Explains what happens to any joint debts taken out with your partner, if they go bankrupt

• 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

• What happens after bankruptcy

  Explains what happens after bankruptcy, including what to expect when dealing with the official receiver after a bankruptcy order has been made