Services to Tenants and Others

A secure and comfortable home is something that every individual or family needs, and we can help you obtain or protect accommodation.

You can rely on our expert advice and support with the following:

  • Negotiating with a landlord over unpaid rent or other difficulties.
  • Defending court possession proceedings where a landlord wishes to evict you, or where a mortgage company seeks to re-possess your home. We can even help after the matter has been to court, and a warrant for possession has been issued.
  • Illegal evictions, where a landlord has evicted you, but has failed to follow the correct legal procedure: we can obtain injunctions allowing you to re-occupy your home, and/or significant financial settlements.
  • Harassment by your landlord, where you are suffering violence, threats of violence or other conduct which causes fear, distress or nuisance.
  • Homelessness, or threatened homelessness: we may be able to help you keep your accommodation, advise on the council's legal duty to help you, negotiate with them on your behalf, and challenge decisions through the appeal procedure and the courts.
  • Housing waiting list and Right to Buy questions, where you are looking to rent or purchase a property from the council or a housing association, but you disagree with a decision on your application.
  • Housing transfers, where you are seeking a move to another council or housing association tenancy.
  • Repairs problems, where the landlord is failing to keep your accommodation in good condition: we can negotiate, or begin court action, to bring your home up to standard, and/or obtain financial compensation.
  • Anti-Social Behaviour Orders: we can defend you if a public sector landlord has applied for an ASBO.

You will benefit from the professional support provided by our Housing Department, which is headed by a senior lawyer.

Our staff includes solicitors, advocates, and other qualified advisers.

When you contact us, we will tell you at the outset whether we can help - how much our help will cost - or whether you will qualify for legal aid under the Legal Services Commission's public funding scheme. We have been approved by the Legal Services Commission and have a contract with them to provide high quality housing law services.

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