Housing

Our housing unit has 5 full-time caseworkers. Our team has wide and varied experience in dealing with full range of housing advice and assistance. We also have the capacity to advocate in the Higher Courts on behalf of clients.

The housing unit participates in numerous advice projects in the local area and there are several ways of accessing our services. Please contact reception in the first instance and a referrals worker will help you find the right option for your problem.

If there are urgent Court hearings, we urge clients to contact the Law Centre early.

Advice areas offered by the Housing Unit:

Possession proceedings in the County Court (private, Council, housing association tenants etc)

Housing benefit and rent arrears

Evictions

Injunctions

Homelessness cases

Disrepair

Nuisance (including prosecutions under the Environmental Protection Act 1990)

Anti-social behaviour issues (ASBO’s within housing)

Transfers and bidding issues

Succession issues

Tenancy deposit issues

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