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• Find a trader and check you can trust them

  Finding a seller or tradesperson who will do a good job and treat you fairly

• Paying off a credit agreement early

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and how to pay it off early

• Offsetting rent arrears because repairs haven't been done

  How rent arrears for social housing tenants can be offset against the damages for not making repairs if your landlord is taking possession proceedings against you because of rent arrears

• Debt relief order application refused

  Reasons why your debt relief order application might be refused and what you can do if you think the refusal is unfair or wrong

• If there's a child protection plan for your child

  Explains what a child protection plan is, why it might be put in place to protect a child, what it covers, reviews and when it may end

• Transferring property for the benefit of children

  Court powers to make certain property orders if it's for the good of a couple's child or children if a marriage or civil partnership breaks down

• Solving property disputes when you leave a job

  Find out what to do if your employer wants to take your belongings or won’t let you get your property back

• If a creditor takes money from your wages

  Information on attachment of earnings orders used to take money from your wages to pay back money owed to creditors

• Loan sharks

  Information about illegal lending, how to check if a lender is properly licensed and what to do if you owe money to a loan shark

• Cost of an administration order

  Tells you how much an administration order will cost, how and when to pay and explains attachment of earnings orders