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• Is your home at risk if your partner is bankrupt?

  Explains what could happen to your home, if you own or rent it jointly with a partner who goes bankrupt

• Letter to complain to a trader about poor quality work

  Letter to ask a contractor to fix a problem with building work, decorating or home improvements

• Pawnbrokers

  Information about what a pawnbroker is and what happens if you are unable to repay your loan, lose your ticket or do not collect the goods

• You can't afford to top up your prepayment meter

  Ways you can make your prepayment meter more affordable, and how to get gas or electricity urgently if you've run out of credit

• Check if you can get Housing Benefit

  Check if you can claim Housing Benefit to help pay your rent - and find out if you’re entitled to the maximum amount of Housing Benefit.

• If you're being taken to court for debt

  Find out what to do if you’ve received a letter about a debt. If you owe money and you don't pay it back your creditor might take you to court

• If your ex-partner is trying to make you leave

  Find out your rights if you and your partner split up and they try to throw you out of your home

• If your ex-partner has left your home

  Find out your rights to stay in your home if your ex has left - and what to do if they try to come back