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• If your ex-partner has left your home

  Find out your rights to stay in your home if your ex has left - and what to do if they try to come back

• If your child is living in the UK illegally

  How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally

• If your flat isn't fire safe

  Find out what to do if your landlord asks you to move out after a fire safety check

• The Human Rights Act 1998

  Explains what the Human Rights Act 1998 is and how it protects the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights

• If there's flooding in your rented home

  Information on dealing with flooding if you're a tenant, including emergency relocation, paying the rent and temporary homelessness

• Complaints about landlords and letting agents

  Complaints about landlords and letting agents Complaining about your private landlord Complaining about your letting agent

• If you're not offered housing after a homeless application

  Check how you can find somewhere to live and stay tonight, for example a night shelter or hostel. Check your options for finding long-term accommodation

• How to report repairs

  Reporting housing repairs to the landlord and what to do if the landlord does not carry out the repairs

• Getting visas for your partner and children to live in the UK

  Check who can apply for partner and child visas, including the rules about your income

• Paying rent

  Paying rent Get help with the cost of renting privately Dealing with rent arrears Check if your landlord can increase your rent Challenging a rent increase