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What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).

• Overview

  If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…

• Bail

  When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…

• Remand

  If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…

Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting

• Becoming a resident landlord

  You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…

• The Rent a Room Scheme

  The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…

• Your lodger's tenancy type

  The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…

• Rent, bills and tax

  Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…

• Ending a letting

  How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…

• Houses in Multiple Occupation

  Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…

This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 19 August 2024

The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.

The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief

Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.