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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
Record your interest in becoming a sponsor as an individual or organisation if you want to give people fleeing Ukraine a place to stay.
Use this form to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on paper. You'll need to print, fill out and send or take the form to your local Electoral Registration Office.
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
If you aren’t able to cast your vote in person, you can have someone you trust cast your vote for you in a particular election or referendum.
Includes how to report antisocial behaviour, like nuisance noise, vandalism or abandoned vehicles, reporting antisocial behaviour anonymously, getting support.
How to appeal to your council or the Valuation Tribunal about a Council Tax bill, fine or completion notice
Exchanging your council or housing association property if you want to move house - tenants, rules, permission from landlords, mutual exchange
Using deposit protection schemes - the official schemes, information you must give tenants, what happens if you do not protect a deposit, disputes and advice
Rent an allotment through your council to grow your own fruit and vegetables - you can be allocated a plot or added to a waiting list
If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Find out about your business rates bill, business rate relief or pay your bill through your local council
You may need to make a 'works to trees' application if they’re protected by a ‘tree preservation order’ (TPO) or you live in a conservation area.
Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
Contact your council to find out whether they offer a garden maintenance service for elderly or disabled council tenants
If you're a British citizen living overseas, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
If your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transport
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