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Being a landlord and renting out a room

A to Z

• Check your tenant's right to rent
• Deposit protection schemes and landlords
• Evicting tenants (England and Wales)
• Park (mobile) homes
• Penalties for illegal renting
• Possession Claim Online: recover property
• Protecting clients' money if you're a property agent
• Rent a room in your home
• Renting out your property (England and Wales)
• Right to Manage: a guide for landlords
• Tenancy agreements: a guide for landlords (England and Wales)

Housing and local services

A to Z

• Being a landlord and renting out a room

  Includes tenancy agreements, deposit protection scheme and evicting tenants

• Council Tax

  Includes council tax appeals, bands, discounts and reductions

• Council housing and housing association

  Includes Right to Buy, shared ownership and getting repairs

• Household energy

  Includes grants, energy saving and renewable energy for your home

• Local councils and services

  Find and access local services

• Noise, neighbours, pets and pests

  Includes neighbour disputes, reporting noise nuisance, pest control and looking after pets

• Owning and renting a property

  Includes buying and selling your home, compensation, mortgages and property boundaries

• Planning permission and building regulations

  Includes building regulation approvals, planning decisions and party walls

• Recycling, rubbish, streets and roads

  Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems

• Repossessions, emergency housing and evictions

  Includes eviction from private, council and housing association properties, and squatting

• Safety and the environment in your community

  Includes smoke control areas, road safety and crime prevention

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