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Recycling, rubbish, streets and roads

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• Apply for special collection of large waste items
• Claim compensation for injuries caused by roads or pavements
• Clear snow from a road, path or cycleway
• Dispose of garden waste
• F gas fridges and freezers
• Find local transport plans
• Find out when your council cleans your street
• Find out which roads your council will grit
• Find out your rubbish collection day
• Get a recycling bin
• Local services disrupted by severe weather
• Pay or challenge a fine for an environmental offence
• Recycling collections
• Report a blocked drain
• Report a dangerous building or structure
• Report a derelict or abandoned building
• Report a dog fouling problem
• Report a litter problem
• Report a missed bin collection
• Report a pothole
• Report a problem with 'street furniture'
• Report a problem with a pavement
• Report a problem with a street light
• Report a problem with a street name sign
• Report a problem with a traffic light
• Report a road spillage
• Report an abandoned vehicle
• Report an obstruction on the road
• Report discarded syringes
• Report fly-posting
• Report fly-tipping or illegal waste dumping
• Report graffiti
• Report road flooding
• Report squatters in a council property
• Request a pedestrian crossing
• Request a speed limit change

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Housing and local services

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• 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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