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• 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

• Creditors still contacting you - debt relief orders

  Explains what to do if you are being chased for a debt covered by your debt relief order and the situations in which creditors are still allowed to contact you while the order is in place

• 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.

• Debt and money

  Get advice on dealing with debt, bailiffs, bankruptcy, pensions, tax and more

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit

  Check if your landlord needs to put your tenancy deposit into a deposit protection scheme. Check what you can do if they don’t

• Check how bankruptcy affects your home

  You might not have to move home if you go bankrupt. It depends on things like whether you rent or own your home, and who you live with. Find out more.

• If you want to end your private tenancy

  Check what steps you need to take to end your tenancy agreement. Check what will happen if you leave without giving notice