Housing

Looking for accommodation

If you are looking to rent from private landlord

If you are looking for accommodation, you might find it useful to collect:-

• lists of hostels, bed and breakfast hotels and emergency accommodation
• lists of accommodation agencies

Check if any landlords in your area are part of an accreditation scheme which shows that they provide good quality accommodation. How to rent: There is a checklist for renting in England which summarises rights and responsibilities for tenants

Short term accommodation:-

• Airbnb
• Booking

Longer term accommodation

• Rightmove

Renting from private landlord

• Tenancy status
• The tenancy began on or after 15 January 1989 but before 28 February 1997
• Assured tenants
• The tenancy began on or after 28 February 1997
• The tenancy began before 15 January 1989
• Occupiers with basic protection
• Fixing and increasing the rent
• Paying your rent
• Repairs
• The right to stay in the accommodation
• If a tenant wants to leave
• Shared accommodation
• Discrimination by private landlords
• Further information

Using a Guarantor

Renting with other people

Students Accommodation

Repairs in rented houses

• Getting repairs done if you’re renting privately
• Going to court if your landlord won’t do repairs
• If you’re being evicted because you asked for repairs

Repairs – common problems

• Damp
• Infestations of pests and vermin
• Leak from a neighbouring property

Mobile phones and networks

• ee
• Three
• Vodafone
• O2
• Giffgaff
• Tesco Mobile
• carphonewarehouse
• Mobiles

Home and mobile broadband

• Uswitch
• Broadband
• BT
• Virgin
• Sky
• ee
• Vodafone