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Factsheets & Public Advice Guides
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Homelessness
- Advice if you are worried about losing your home (in partnership with National Debtline)
- Applying as homeless
- Applying as homeless: immigration and residence rules
- Applying as homeless: priority need
- Applying as homeless: intentional homelessness
- Applying as homeless: local connection
- Applying as homeless flowchart
- Applying as homeless: council inquiries
- Applying as homeless: offers of accommodation
- Applying as homeless: tips on temporary accommodation
- EEA nationals: homelessness rules
- Habitual residence
- Help for care leavers 18+
- Homelessness: 16 & 17 year-olds
- Homelessness: young people 18+
- Personal housing plans
- Priority need of former prisoners
- Temporary homeless accommodation
Housing options
Benefits
- Bedroom tax
- Benefit cap
- Discretionary housing payments
- Universal credit
- Universal credit: housing costs (renters)
Repairs and safety
- Electrical safety for private tenants
- Fire safety for tenants
- Gas safety
- Is your home fit to live in?
- Private tenants: smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
- Responsibility for repairs
- Taking action on repairs
Eviction
- Advice and representation at court
- Breathing space: get more time to deal with rent arrears
- Does your landlord need a court order to evict you?
- Eviction if your landlord is repossessed
- Harassment by a private landlord
- Illegal eviction by a private landlord
- Mental health crisis moratoriums
- Possession proceedings: being evicted
- Possession proceedings: the court’s powers
- Section 21: accelerated proceedings
- Section 21: defences
- Section 21: notice periods
- Section 21: restrictions
Renting
Mortgages and debt
- Breathing space: get more time to deal with rent arrears
- How to deal with priority debts
- Mental health crisis moratoriums
- Mortgage arrears (in partnership with National Debtline)
- Mortgage arrears: get time to sell
- Mortgage payment problems
- NHAS guide: Are you worried about your mortgage?
- Rent arrears and DROs
- Rent arrears and bankruptcy
- Where to get help with debt
Court action and complaints