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• Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting

  Check what repairs your landlord has to do, and your options if they don't. Check what you can do about some common repair problems.

• Complaining about an energy efficiency home improvement

  How to complain about problems with energy saving improvements to your home, like your solar panels, heat pump or new boiler

• Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs

  If you’ve reported repairs to your landlord and they haven’t done anything, find out if the council can help you get the work done.

• Moving to another council home or housing association home

  If your council home doesn’t meet your needs, you might be able to move to a different one. Find out more about mutual exchange and tenancy transfer

• 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

• 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