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• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a tenant to court for rent arrears, special rules for social housing landlords, notice periods, what happens and a court hearing and the type of orders a judge can make

• Cancelling a loan or credit agreement

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and your rights if you want to cancel

• If you have to go to a disciplinary meeting

  Find out what a disciplinary meeting is, why your employer has asked you to go to one, how to prepare, what will happen and what the possible outcomes

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• Reporting self-employed earnings if you get Universal Credit

  Work out your monthly earnings if you’re self employed. Find out how to report your earnings if you get Universal Credit and how to get help with doing this.

• If you haven’t received an accurate energy bill in a while

  What to do if you haven't received an energy bill, how much of your next bill you'll have to pay, explains the 'back billing principle', what to do if you can't pay the bill

• 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

• If your circumstances change during your IVA

  Find out what to do if your circumstances change during your IVA, like your income goes up