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• Reporting to Trading Standards

  Report a trader who has broken the law by contacting the Citizens Advice consumer service or Advice Direct Scotland

• Report human trafficking

  How to identify and report human trafficking if someone you know is a victim of trafficking

• If you're offered housing because you're homeless

  Check what kind of accommodation the council is offering. Check if it's suitable for you to live in, and what you can do if it isn't suitable

• Taking action over credit brokers

  Explains how to get your money back from a credit broker, if they have taken payment from you without your permission.

• Repossession by your landlord's mortgage lender

  Check what happens if your landlord hasn't paid their mortgage. Check if you'll be evicted or if you have the right to stay

• Apply to have a statutory demand cancelled

  Explains how to apply to have a statutory demand cancelled, if someone you owe money to is trying to make you bankrupt.

• Taking action about human rights

  Things to think about before taking action about a breach of human rights, including checking a breach took place and choosing the best course of action for you

• Complain to the Energy Ombudsman

  When and how to complain to the Energy Ombudsman when you have a dispute with your energy supplier.

• Understanding your tenancy agreement

  Check what terms can be in your tenancy agreement. Check documents your landlord needs to give you and what counts as an unfair agreement

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance.