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• Using the right to repair scheme

  How the right to repair scheme works and the types of repairs it covers

• Student housing - your behaviour in halls

  Explains how students can be sanctioned if they misbehave or have rent arrears when living in university halls of residence. Sanctions can include withholding qualifications, preventing students progressing in their course and eviction

• If you need a guarantor to start renting

  Check what it means to have a guarantor for your rent. Check what their responsibilities are and when the guarantee agreement ends

• Deposits

  Deposits Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit Getting your tenancy deposit back if you rent privately If your landlord didn’t follow deposit rules

• Check your rights as a lodger

  Find out what rights you have if you're a lodger. You can also check what support you can get if you need help with housing

• Rent and mortgage arrears - administration orders

  Lists the types of debts which can be included in an administration order, those that can't (and what to do about them), the limit on the amount of debt and whether to include joint debts

• Student housing - ending your agreement in halls

  Explains the rules about ending your tenancy or licence agreement when living in university halls of residence. Covers fixed term and periodic agreements, leaving before the agreement ends and getting your deposit back

• If the structure of the building you live in isn’t safe

  Check what to do if you think your building isn’t safe. You can also check who needs to pay for structural repair works if you’re a leaseholder

• Asking the council to help you get repairs done

  Asking the council to help you get repairs done Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs If the council decide your landlord has to do repairs Ask the council for money or help to do repairs Letter to complain to the council if your landlord hasn’t done repairs

• What happens to your home when you separate

  Whether you rent or own the property you live in, you need to decide what will happen to your home if you and your partner split up