Translated: Guidance for renters

London Renters Union have produced guidance to help renters on the following in these languages: Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Italian, Kurdish (Sorani), Lithuanian, Mandarin (simplified Chinese), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi (India), Somali, Spanish, Romanian, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu

The full English information is below the “language list” here - the topics it covers are listed below;

  • My landlord says I have to leave my home. What should I do?

  • How much notice does a landlord have to give me to leave my home? 

  • My landlord is threatening me or trying to illegally evict me – what can I do?

  • I’m being evicted. How can the London Renters Union support me? 

  • I can’t afford to pay my rent this month because of Coronavirus. What should I do? 

  • I’m being harassed by my landlord because I can’t pay my rent – what can I do?

  • My landlord says I am a lodger. What are my rights? 

  • Will I automatically be evicted if I get a Section 21 notice? 

  • I’ve asked my landlord for a rent suspension or reduction but they’ve said no, or been unresponsive. What should I do now?

  • Do estate agents or landlords have the right to ask me to prove that I’ve lost income? 

  • I’ve lost my income. What government support is available right now? 

  • I’m a migrant and I don’t have access to benefits as I have ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF). What can I do?

  • It’s coming to the end of my tenancy/ there’s a spare room in my house and my landlord wants to show people round my home – what can I do? 

  • What can I do if I’m facing issues with disrepair?

  • Get updates and a copy of our template letter to send to your landlord