Search

• Staying in your council home when someone dies

  Check if you can take over the tenancy of someone who died and how to apply for it. Check what happens if you can’t take over the tenancy

• Check your rights if you're an excluded occupier

  Check your rights if your landlord tries to evict you or increase your rent. Check if your landlord has to do repairs and your options if you want to leave

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• If you want to move out of university accommodation

  Check how to end your contract if you live in university accommodation. Check how to get your deposit back when you move out

• If you get a ‘section 21’ eviction notice

  Check your section 21 notice is valid, find out what to do if it's not valid and make sure you know what to do before you need to leave your home.

• If you need a guarantor to start renting a home

  Check what it means to have a guarantor for your rent. Check what their responsibilities are and when the guarantee agreement ends

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  Know when your landlord can give you a section 8 notice, check your section 8 notice is valid and find out what to do if it's not valid.

• Subletting without your landlord's permission

  Check what might happen if you sublet your home unlawfully, including eviction. Check the extra risks if you have a council or housing association home

• Solving property disputes when you leave a job

  Find out what to do if your employer wants to take your belongings or won’t let you get your property back.

• Check your rights if you're an occupier with basic protection

  Check your rights if your landlord tries to evict you or increase your rent. Check if your landlord has to do repairs and your options if you want to leave