Housing and homelessness

Summary

The Government has announced that landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants when they have done nothing wrong, using a 'Section 21'. This is an important improvement to housing rights, but many landlords will try to evict their tenants before the law changes. This guide will help you work out what options you have when you have received a 'no-fault' eviction notice and decide what to do when. Getting free one-to-one advice about housing is hard. All advice services are extremely busy. We are here to help everyone who cannot get in at an advice service and cannot afford to pay for legal help. We give you the knowledge, confidence, and skills you need to deal with the issue yourself, or with the help of friends or family. If you need more help than you can get from our advice guides and self-help tools, we explain how to try to find advice.

Key information

• Information hub Homelessness What to do if you are homeless or will be soon.  Information hub Renting and tenancies Support with starting a tenancy, and getting a guarantor.  Information hub Eviction How to deal with a section 21 eviction notice or a section 8 eviction notice.  Information Emergency and temporary accommodation Emergency and temporary accommodation are different. Understand the differences and your rights.  Information hub Repairs How to make your home easier to live in through repairs and grants.  Chosen for you Benefits to help with housing costs Find out if you can get housing benefit, council tax benefit or help to pay your mortgage.  Chosen for you Types of accommodation Learn about different types of private, and social housing.  Chosen for you Harassment from your landlord Understand your rights if your landlord is intimidating you, or interfering with services.  Chosen for you Travellers rights Access services such as healthcare and education, and understand your rights to stop, park and live in a camp.  Chosen for you Housing rights for migrants Your rights to housing if you are a refugee. Includes people with 'no recourse to public funds'.  Chosen for you Housing rights for care leavers Understand your rights to get support with housing if you are a care leaver. 
• The Government has announced that landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants when they have done nothing wrong, using a 'Section 21'. This is an important improvement to housing rights, but many landlords will try to evict their tenants before the law changes. This guide will help you work out what options you have when you have received a 'no-fault' eviction notice and decide what to do when.
• Getting free one-to-one advice about housing is hard. All advice services are extremely busy. We are here to help everyone who cannot get in at an advice service and cannot afford to pay for legal help.
• We give you the knowledge, confidence, and skills you need to deal with the issue yourself, or with the help of friends or family. If you need more help than you can get from our advice guides and self-help tools, we explain how to try to find advice.

Practical guidance

• Source: Housing and homelessness

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