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• If you disagree with your neighbour about a tree or hedge

  Check what to do if a neighbour’s tree is affecting your property - for example if its branches are overhanging into your garden

• Get help with the cost of renting privately

  Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction.

• Getting your housing plan from the council

  Check when the council will give you a housing plan. Check how it can prevent you becoming homeless or help you find a new home

• Credit rating - impact of debt management plan

  Explains how having a debt management plan may affect your credit rating

• Get specialist immigration advice

  Check what help you can get from Citizens Advice or find a specialist immigration adviser

• What you can do with your pension pot

  What options you have for accessing the money in you personal or workplace pension pot

• Registering a civil partnership

  Information on how to register a civil partnership covering who can register, the cost of registering and special rules for sick and disabled people and people from abroad

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• 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.

• Challenging a working or child tax credits decision - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a tax credits decision with HMRC and applying for mandatory reconsideration.