Housing Advice

Housing issues will always arise and therefore you need to know your rights and responsibilities. You could also find yourself threatened with eviction if you can't cope with your mortgage payments.

Using the following links you can find information about how to go about renting or buying a home or just finding somewhere to live. You can also find advice on handling problems with your landlord and help to avoid losing your home.

To help you find the information you require more easily, we have broken this Category into relevant sub-categories. Please choose the one closest to your requirement:

Eviction
General Issues
Renting
Repairs
Mortgages

Eviction

Citizens Advice: Comprehensive information dealing with Eviction on Citizens Advice.

Advice Now: Know your rights and the law.

Shelter: Useful information from the Shelter website.

General Issues

Citizens Advice: Comprehensive housing information on Citizens Advice.

Advice Now: Know your rights and the law.

Gov.uk: Your legal obligations and rights when renting, buying or owning a home, plus information about Council Tax, what to do if you're homeless and where to get help if you have a housing dispute.

Shelter: Useful information from the Shelter website.

Renting

Citizens Advice: Comprehensive information dealing with Property Rental on Citizens Advice.

Gov.uk: Gov.uk advice on private renting.

Shelter: Useful information from the Shelter website

Repairs

Citizens Advice: Comprehensive information dealing with Housing Repairs on Citizens Advice.

Shelter: Useful information from the Shelter website

Mortgages

Citizens Advice: If you're having problems paying your mortgage, you must take action quickly to avoid falling into debt.

Gov.uk: Lots of helpful information on owning a property.

Shelter: Useful information from the Shelter website.