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• Taking legal action about human rights

  Things to think about when taking legal action about a breach of human rights, covering who can take action, time limits, remedies and judicial review

• Administration orders

  Overview and content list for administration orders. Read our advice about if it's right for you and problems with an administration order.

• If you need to find somewhere to live

  Help with finding accommodation including local authority services for homeless people, accommodation agencies and deposits and premiums

• Asking the council to review their decision to evict you

  Ask the council to review their decision to evict you if you’re an introductory or demoted council tenant. Find out how to make your case to keep your home

• Student housing - rights and responsibilities in halls

  Explains the rights and responsibilities of students living in university halls of residence. Covers standards of repairs and safety they can expect, reporting repairs, paying rent, harassment, notice and eviction.

• Getting your tenancy deposit back if you rent privately

  Find out how to get your deposit back from your landlord when your tenancy ends and whether your landlord can keep your money to pay for damage or breakages

• If someone's harassed you in housing

  Find out if you can take action about harassment from someone involved in your housing

• Household contents insurance

  What household contents insurance normally covers, how to choose a policy and how to make a claim

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person

• If you’re struggling to pay your heat network bills

  Find out what to do if you're having problems paying heat network bills or you owe money. Heat networks are sometimes called communal heating or district heating.