Check what rights you have and what your landlord';s responsibilities are when you rent privately. Includes your rights if you can't pay your rent, or if your landlord wants to increase your rent.

What kind of agreement (tenancy) you have with your landlord affects your legal rights. These rights depend on who you rent from, when your agreement started and whether your landlord lives in the same building - not just what your agreement says. Answer a few simple questions here to find out what kind of tenancy you have. (Content applies in England only.)

You usually have a regulated tenancy if your private tenancy began before 15 January 1989. Find out the rights this gives you and what happens when your tenancy ends.

Links to a factsheet that provides information on the legal rights of tenants to keep their home (security of tenure). Aimed at older people, but useful for everybody.

Check if you can stay in your home when the person on the tenancy agreement dies. It will depend on your relationship with the person and what tenancy type they had.

This explains your rights if you own a flat on a long lease and the lease expires. The law provides security for you to remain in occupation.