Welfare and housing

We advise clients on housing matters and general property rights issues as well as specific entitlements under the welfare benefits system.

Our housing specialists have a strong reputation for protecting and improving their clients’ housing rights. We advise tenants of local authorities, housing associations, registered social landlords and the private sector. We can also advise you if you are a homeowner and think that you are being treated unfairly and your standard of living is being adversely affected by the action (or lack of action) of others.

We can provide advice and assistance on a wide range of benefits and entitlements, explaining which you should be receiving and helping you to dispute a decision taken by the authorities that you think is wrong.

• defending possession proceedings
• tenancy agreement disputes
• security/succession issues
• harassment and neighbour disputes
• property repairs
• consequences or relations breakdown/homelessness
• application for temporary accommodation
• representations at court
• housing/council tax/ social fund loans and community care grants
• defending unlawful eviction claims
• repossession and represent at court
• claims for disrepair
• income support/job seekers allowance/pensions
• disability living allowance/care component/incapacity benefit/sickness benefit
• child/childcare related benefits
• crisis loans and hardship payments
• housing benefits related problems
• human Right related cases
• representation in succession claims
• maternity pay
• working families Tax Credit/Children Tax Credit