Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Legal Problem and Resolution Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

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LabelDescription which best describes the problem experienced
Responses
1 Problems related to purchasing faulty vehicles or other high 130
2 Defective repairs to vehicle of other high value item 97
3 Defective building work or work by trades people such as plu 223
4 Services that were substantially short of what was promised, 109
5 Major disruption in the supply of utilities such as water, g 374
6 Being threatened with or being sacked or made redundant 177
7 Getting pay or a pension to which you were entitled 98
8 Other rights at work eg maternity leave, sickness pay, holid 108
9 Unsatisfactory or dangerous working conditions 80
10 Unfair disciplinary procedures or other treatment 73
11 Harassment or discrimination at work 124
12 Regular and excessive noise by neighbours 745
13 Threats, harassment or violence from neighbours 159
14 Damage to your property or garden by neighbours 169
15 Planning permission or consent 75
16 Selling or buying property, such as a misleading property su 36
17 Communal repairs or maintenance 60
18 Repossession of your home 2
19 Being several mortgage payments in arrears 25
20 Squatters 4
21 Boundaries, rights of way or access to your property, includ 69
22 Getting a deposit back 51
23 Being several rent payments in arrears 58
24 Being evicted or being threatened with eviction 30
25 Getting the landlord to make repairs or maintain the propert 388
26 Problems agreeing the terms of your lease or tenancy agreeme 16
27 Problems with the transfer of lease or tenancy 5
28 Harassment by your landlord 14
29 Being behind with and unable to pay credit cards, store card 207
30 Being behind with and unable to pay hire purchase or on cred 23
31 Being behind with and unable to pay council tax or income ta 125
32 Being behind with and unable to pay other household bills su 96
33 Being behind with and unable to pay fines 11
34 Severe difficulties managing to pay money you owed to family 65
35 Harassment from people or businesses to whom you owed money 67
36 Getting someone or a business to pay money that they owe you 352
37 Insurance companies unfairly claims 95
38 Incorrect information about you leading to a refusal of cred 57
39 Disagreement over division of property after death 32
40 Given incorrect information/advice from a professional that 101
41 Mismanagement of a pension fund or an investment resulting i 32
42 Incorrect or disputed bills, excluding rent, mortgage paymen 145
43 Your entitlement to state benefits, tax credits, or state pe 121
44 Getting the right amount of state benefits tax credits 112
45 Problems relating to delays processing a claim or applicatio 100
46 The division or property finances other assets debts 49
47 Obtaining or agreeing to pay maintenance from or to a former 15
48 Obtaining or agreeing to pay child support payments 54
49 Agreeing where children should live and how much time they s 54
50 Obtaining a place at a school (you/your children) are or wer 46
51 You/your children receiving an appropriate education, for ex 90
52 You/your children being excluded or suspended from school 17
53 School or local authority action following repeated truancy 13
54 An accident caused by someone else 218
55 Poor working conditions 70
56 Negligent or wrong medical treatment 84
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLegal Problem and Resolution Survey, 2014-2015