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Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…
It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
Information and documents relating to the Private Landlords Survey
How to rent privately, including your rights and responsibilities.
How guests can access the private rented sector, the guides available to them and how DLUHC will work with councils on alternative accommodation.
An annual summary of the financial status of social housing providers who own or manage at least 1,000 homes
This is guidance for local authority housing officers to help them effectively tackle poor and illegal practices by landlords and letting agents.
Interactive resources to help local authorities enforce against rogue landlords and letting agents.
Quarterly survey report based on responses from private registered providers of social housing who own or manage more than 1,000 homes.
The Government Equalities Office has published guidance for service provides and their customers on the age discrimination ban, including an…
Ofsted survey report following inspections of private fostering arrangements in 12 local authorities from 2012 to 2013.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for leave from domestic workers in private households.
Report on the characteristics and circumstances of private renters in England, and how this has changed over the last 20 years.
This research is one in a series of rigorous literature reviews in education funded by DFID.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
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