Housing and Homelessness

We offer free specialist housing law advice to the residents of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire.

What We Do

We provide specialist legal advice, assistance and representation on:

• Homelessness
• Securing Suitable Accommodation
• The Prevention of Homelessness
• Defending Possession Proceedings
• Eviction Notices
• Checking the validity of any Notices seeking possession
• Unlawful Evictions
• Negotiating with Landlords
• Serious Disrepair
• Housing Anti-Social Behaviour Orders
• Provision of Accommodation under Community Care Services
• Injunctions under the Protection from Harassment Act

Our experienced advisors are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for each client by:

• Supporting clients to challenge homelessness decisions
• Helping homeless people and people at risk of homelessness to find appropriate accommodation
• Preventing illegal evictions and reinstating unlawfully evicted tenants
• Preventing mortgage and rental possessions
• Providing practical support to resolve Housing Benefit issues
• Providing Legal Advice & Representation through the Housing Duty Possession Scheme at Derby County Court on rent and mortgage cases.

What We Don't Do

We do not give advice:

• To landlords.
• About conveyancing (legal procedure for buying and selling houses) or boundary disputes.

What To Do Next

The team has well over 50 years of experience of specialising in housing and homelessness law. For free legal advice, contact The Derby Law Centre on 01332 287850

We also are one of the Housing Advice providers of the National Community Legal Advice Telephone service.

Our Services

• Debt - specialising in housing-related debts
• Housing and Homelessness
• Mortgage / Rent Repossessions