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• Water shortages - restrictions to your supply

  When your water company can impose temporary hosepipe bans and drought orders during water shortages, for how long, and what your rights are when this happens

• Check what rights squatters have

  Check if you can be arrested for squatting. Check what you can do if you find squatters in your home or your neighbour’s home

• Creditor trying to make you bankrupt

  You shouldn't ignore a statutory demand. Find out what to do if you get a statutory demand from someone who is trying to make you bankrupt

• Check if you can get special measures in court

  Find out if you can get extra help giving evidence in court including getting help if you're worried about seeing the defendant

• You've given a witness statement to the police

  What happens when you give a witness statement to police including information on withdrawing or changing your statement

• Your payment card was used without your permission – distance sales

  What you can do if your payment card has been used for a distance sale purchase by internet, mail order, TV, phone or fax without your permission

• Credit rating - impact of debt relief order

  Explains that a debt relief order must be noted in your credit reference file and how it affects your credit rating, making it hard to get credit in future

• What your landlord can charge you for energy

  How much your landlord can charge you for energy, how to check they're charging the right amount, what to do if they charge you too much

• Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

  Check if you've been discriminated against because you're pregnant, breastfeeding or gave birth. Check if it counts as pregnancy and maternity discrimination

• If your neighbour is complaining about you

  Check what to do if your neighbour is complaining about noise coming from your home. Check how you can solve the problem