Use our step-by-step guides to work out if the council will class you as homeless, what your options are, and how to get the accommodation you are entitled to.

You do not have to be living on the streets to be considered homeless. As well as sleeping rough, you might be classed as homeless if you are sofa-surfing, staying with a friend temporarily, staying in a hostel, or sleeping in your car. Even being in overcrowded housing may mean you meet the definition of homelessness.

You are entitled to somewhere safe and suitable to live. But councils are under a lot of pressure and the process for getting help from them can be complicated. 
 

Everything you need to know about about what will happen at the hearing, what to do on the day, and when you will get the decision. Understanding what to expect will make the hearing less stressful and more successful.

This information applies in England and Wales, and will be helpful for claimants in Northern Ireland and Scotland as the rules are the same but the forms and relevant government departments are different.

We explain all the technical terms in plain language

It is very stressful and upsetting when your landlord tells you to leave your home. Whether you are given a section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction notice, or evicted in another way, it can be hard to know what your rights are.

Here we explain what to do if you are going to be evicted, or if you think you have been illegally evicted.
 

Understand how to deal with repairs and poor housing conditions.

Looking for more legal help? Have you had a look at what's available on our site?

You may be able to find what you need to answer your question or solve your problem yourself using our information.

All legal advice services will be extremely busy and unfortunately cannot help everyone who needs them, so please make sure you have read all the available information on your issue before contacting them. 

If you need more help and advice after that, we explain where you may be able to get help with your legal problem below.

There are laws to protect us from being treated unfairly, but it still happens. When it does we have to stand up for ourselves – but it isn't always easy. It's often hard to know who is in the right, where to start, or what to do. That is, until you know how.

The information in this guide applies to England and Wales.

It's sometimes difficult to tell if you are an employee, a worker, or self-employed. It is important to understand which you are, as if you are an employee you have more rights than if you are a casual worker, on a zero hours contract or self-employed. Being a migrant has no effect on your employment rights (as long as you are allowed to work in the UK). On this page we explain how you know which employment status, and what basic rights that means you have. Includes zero hours contracts, agency work and people working in the gig economy. You might be an employee even if your employer says that you are not.

The information in this guide applies to England and Wales.

The are laws to stop people being paid too little or treated unfairly. And there are things you can do if your employer isn't following the law. We explain your right to pay, whether you are entitled to the minimum wage, and your rights when it comes to deductions from your pay (wage deductions), pay in cash, wage slips, or what to do if your employer hasn't paid you or is not giving you the amount of pay you are entitled to. We also show you how to go about trying to sort out the issue if your employer is not treating you fairly.
 

Here we explain what rights you have when your job comes to an end - whether that is because you have chosen to leave or because your employer ends the contract (the law calls this ‘dismissed’). There are rules to protect people from being unfairly dismissed (or unfairly sacked, as it is often called). This page explains them, how to resign from a job, and the rules around notice periods, and references.