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• If there's a leak from a neighbouring flat

  When a landlord is responsible for repairing water damage caused by leaks or floods from a neighbouring property, repeated leaks, and what you can do about damaged belongings

• Information landlords ask for when you start renting

  Check what information you might need to start renting from a private landlord. Check how to prove you have the ‘right to rent’ in the UK.

• 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

• Renting privately

  Renting privately If you get a ‘section 21’ eviction notice from a private landlord If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice Repossession by your landlord's mortgage lender

• 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

• 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

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  Differences between how the law treats married and cohabiting couples including financial matters, responsibility for children and housing

• Check how much Housing Benefit you can get

  Find out how much housing benefit you can get. You might be able to get all your rent paid or just some of it depending on your circumstances