Housing advice
If you need advice on your current housing situation you should contact your local authority and they should be able to do the following:
Advice and assistance when your landlord ends the tenancy
- Free specialist advice and assistance on matters relating to housing for private tenants threatened with eviction
- Stop people becoming homeless
- Negotiate with landlords to extend tenancies and pay off arrears
- Give legal advice on tenancy rights
- Advice on recovery of damage deposits
- Use various financial schemes to provide housing solutions
- Explain and refer to various schemes that we work with to provide housing solutions
- Work closely with support agencies and make referrals
- Explain possession proceedings and remedies
- Illegal eviction
- Refer to private sector housing if there are issues of disrepair
Advice and assistance for people who are looking for somewhere to live:
- Housing options advice
- Tenancy payment signing scheme
- Homeless prevention fund
- Sanctuary scheme – for victims of domestic violence or hate crime
- Supported lodging scheme
- In-house dispute resolution service - mediation
- Private sector leasing scheme
- Referrals to hostels
Receiving accurate advice:
- All our advisers are trained in housing law
- We have a comprehensive legal library
- We have access to expert legal advice
- Our letters will be written in an easy to understand and non-legal language
Contact us to find out more
Just select Housing Advisor from the drop down list within the ‘subject’ heading and we will assist you as best we can.