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The Valuation Office Agency does not usually change your rateable value if your property is in a state of disrepair. There are however, exceptions to this.
If your home or business is damaged due to flooding you may be entitled to a Council Tax reduction or business rates relief.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Request a repair to a council property to your local council - urgent problems, Right to Repair, health, safety, security
Report vandalised property to your local council
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Proposes denying property damage compensation for uninsured road vehicle drivers involved in accidents with other uninsured or untraced drivers.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Your council can help you after a fire in your home - Council, emergency housing, Red Cross, fire safety
Search by postcode to check if a property is built over an old coal mine - find out if you need a coal mining report, what it covers, other reports available, fees
How to get the flood history for a postcode area or property in England.
You can claim for subsidence damage caused by coal mining - what you can claim for, how to apply, who deals with your claim
Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
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