Legal aid, pro bono routes, and national advice organisations.

provides step-by-step specialist guides, tools, and films to help people deal with their legal problems, including step-by-step help for people who have to represent themselves in court:

Services delivered by volunteer BPP University students, with guidance from qualified lawyers, on areas including: Environmental law, Welfare, Housing, Family or divorce, Employment, Debt problems, Consumer, Business

a directory for MPs, MSs and others looking to signpost individuals to free legal and other advice. Endorsed by the Attorney General's Pro Bono Committee.

(if eligible for legal aid)

provides guidance on applying for exceptional case funding

finds tailored information for your area, including details of independent advice organisations who can help you get the advice and support that you need

provides legal advice

offers face-to-face legal advice to local residents, and some run a telephone advice line.

nationwide network of free legal advice sessions, including free legal advice for small charities and not-for-profit organisations.

provides free legal advice to members of the public

Starting a claim, preparing documents, hearings, and enforcement — in plain language.

detailed information and step-by-step guidance:

Web and mobile app that helps you to gather evidence for court cases

(Advicenow Guide)

(The Resolution Foundation)

Supports people going through court proceedings without legal representation (non-legal advice).

Renting, buying, eviction, council housing, and repairs.

free national helpline for urgent housing advice (risk of homelessness). They also provide face-to-face and online services and court attendance · Tel: 0808 800 4444

independent advice on residential leasehold, park homes and fire safety · Tel: 0207 832 2500

free Advice, Support and Representation for tenants with all kinds of issues · Tel: 020 3476 5548

provides free legal advice to those based in London on debt, housing and welfare · Tel: 020 7831 7079

provides a 30 minute free session of legal advice on housing issues · Tel: 0208 767 2777

frontline advice agency based in East London · Tel: 020 7392 2937

The Legal Aid Agency funds HLPAS throughout England and Wales to provide on-the-day emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings.

London-based advice clinic offering specialist housing advice.

Divorce, children, domestic abuse, marriage, and separation.

provides advice on parental disputes about child arrangements, child protection and attending court. · Tel: 020 7520 0300

Runs a Pro Bono Family Law Clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays each week led by Simon Bruce (Dawson Cornwall), a well renowned family law solicitor. · Tel: 07765 183504

Charity specialising in helping stuck parents who want to move with their child but are being prevented by Hague Convention proceedings.

specialists in advising about the steps grandparents need to take to try and resolve certain difficult issues · Tel: 0843 289 7130

a national charity dedicated to supporting kinship carers - grandparents and other relatives raising children who aren't able to live with their parents

Info advice and support to both parents to help them maintain their relationship with their children · Tel: 0300 0300 363

advises families whose children are involved with or needs children's services because of welfare needs or concerns. · Tel: 0808 801 0366

A national on-line support & signposting service for parents going through separation/divorce · Tel: 07786 877718

A national on-line support & signposting service for parents going through separation/divorce · Tel: 07786 877718

A co-parenting app and website. Parents and other family members can use OurFamilyWizard as a central platform to share their most important family information. · Tel: 0203 514 0008

Resolution is a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way · Tel: 020 3841 0300

Rights of Women is a women's charity working in a number of ways to help women through the law · Tel: 020 7251 6577

for parents and carers needing advice on maternity and paternity leave and discrimination. They also provide basic benefits advice · Tel: 0300 012 0312

filling in Form FL401 and receiving legal advice before it can be submitted

charity offering help with non-molestation, occupation and prohibited steps orders · Tel: 0800 195 8699

legal support service · Tel: 0203 745 7707

Bright Sky is a free app providing support and information to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship. It has a secure journal tool to record behaviour via text, audio, video or photo, without the content being stored on your phone/tablet.

24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline · Tel: 0808 2000 247

can assist with urgent injunctions · Tel: 0800 970 2070

offer women free, confidential legal advice from specialist women solicitors and barristers · Tel: 020 7251 6575

offer services by women, for women and girls · Tel: 0142 526 770

provides support and advice for BAME women and girls experiencing domestic violence.

offers support to male victims of sexual abuse · Tel: 0203 598 3898

Live Chat is available via their website on Monday to Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm

Support for you or your child's name-change process.

Wills, probate, inheritance tax, and lasting powers of attorney — plain-language guides from approved sources.

Who needs a will, what to include, and how to get it signed correctly.

Official overview of making and updating a will in England and Wales.

Practical guidance for older people planning a will.

How to appoint someone to make decisions for you if you lose capacity.

Rights at work, redundancy, tribunals, and employing staff in a small business.

The Mayor of London's Employment Rights Hub helps Londoners to understand their rights at work.

provides information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems · Tel: 0300 123 1100

an advice line offering initial advice to callers. Leave a message and a student volunteer will call back. · Tel: 0207 633 4534

provides legal advice, case preparation and advocacy in employment, social security, and some criminal injury compensation tribunal cases · Tel: 020 7611 9555

Free legal advice service on whistleblowing at work. · Tel: 020 3117 2520

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 3pm – 5pm and 6 – 8pm. Offers free employment legal advice to women in England and Wales experiencing sexual harassment at work · Tel: 020 7490 0152

provides a 30 minute free session of legal advice on employment rights and obligations · Tel: 0208 767 2777

frontline advice agency based in East London. · Tel: 020 7292 2953

offers affordable advice to employees and employers who want to resolve problems at work · Tel: 020 3701 7530

free confidential legal information and advice if you believe you have been unfairly treated under a Zero Hours Contract. · Tel: 01904 900 151

Contracts, company structure, shareholders, and insolvency for small businesses.

Brokers legal advice to small not-for-profit organisations on a wide range of legal issues.

Membership body with legal protection and business advice for small firms.

Official steps for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.

Universal Credit, debt solutions, tax, council tax, and energy bills.

PIP appeals, Benefits and living together, DLA appeals, Benefit sanctions, Tax credit overpayments, Work capability assessments

delivered by Birmingham University law students working under qualified lawyers, offering free legal advice for victims of fraud or anyone who is concerned they may be a victim of fraud. The clinic offers advice nationally.

A specialist debt charity offering free, confidential advice on any aspect of debt · Tel: 0800 043 40 50

consumer helpline · Tel: 0800 023 4567

provides representation in social security and PIP hearings

provides free legal advice to those based in London · Tel: 020 7831 7079

provides free and impartial money advice · Tel: 0800 138 7777

oversees the National Debt line to help people across the UK to tackle their debts and manage their money.

provides free debt advice · Tel: 0808 808 4000

provides a 30 minute free session of legal advice on money and debt management · Tel: 0208 767 2777

Expert advice on dealing with debt online or over the phone · Tel: 0800 138 1111

offers free, confidential advice on tax to those on low incomes · Tel: 0345 120 3779

frontline advice agency based in East London · Tel: 020 7392 2953

Charity helping people in financial need. Written advice on Benefits overpayment. · Tel: 0808 802 2000

provides advice and support on income, housing and social welfare matters · Tel: 020 7259 0801

Faulty goods, refunds, cancelled travel, and contracts with traders.

Buying, refunds, faulty goods, and problems with services.

Templates and guidance on returns, guarantees, and trader disputes.

Free tool to escalate complaints with many retailers and service providers.

Boundaries, noise, party walls, and disputes with neighbours.

Mediation, noise, boundaries, and when to involve the council.

Find surveyors for party wall agreements and boundary issues.

Visas, settled status, asylum, and British citizenship.

provide free, specialist, holistic legal advice and representation to adults, young people and children who are asylum seekers and have experienced trafficking, slavery and labour exploitation. · Tel: 020 7700 7311

represents people who have appeals about their Home Office housing and financial support (asylum support). · Tel: 0203 716 0283

provides legal advice and representation to migrants detained in removal centres and prisons · Tel: 020 7456 9750

provides one-to-one legal advice on issues affecting children subject to immigration control · Tel: 020 7520 0300

represents clients at all stages of the legal process including applications to the Home Office, entry clearance, appeals and judicial review. · Tel: 0207 553 7470

provides advice, advocacy and support in the UK for migrant domestic workers · Tel: 0207 243 2942

specifically for Wales and the South West and West of the UK · Tel: 0117 911 3393

Personal injury claims and clinical negligence — what to check before you claim.

Independent charity helping people affected by medical accidents. · Tel: 0845 123 2352

Overview of making a personal injury claim.

Motoring offences, parking fines (PCNs), and the Highway Code.

Guide to UK yellow box junction law, enforcement and appeals, including a PCN checklist — for motorists challenging tickets and for understanding when a box or ticket may not comply with the law.

Challenge a council or private parking ticket.

Equality Act rights, human rights, and challenging unfair treatment.

promote awareness of European law rights and assist marginalised individuals and those in vulnerable circumstances to assert those rights · Tel: 020 7831 4276

advises and assists individuals on issues relating to equality and human rights by informal dispute resolutions · Tel: 0808 800 0082

have produced various useful resources. They are also able to help individuals who have been referred by an MP, lawyers, advisors or voluntary groups · Tel: 020 7843 1260

provides free legal advice to people with disabilities and their carers · Tel: 020 7791 9800

Guide to benefits and how to claim them

offers advice and support to those experiencing mental health problems · Tel: 020 8519 2122

a charity that provides intercultural therapy and counselling services to London's diverse religious, cultural and ethnic population · Tel: 020 7263 6947

offers advice to families who have suffered a bereavement after the death of a person with a learning disability. Advice is offered to clients free of charge by lawyers who are working pro bono. · Tel: 0808 808 1111

a charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that could lead to suicide · Tel: 116 123

leading mental health charity · Tel: 0300 304 7000

Text 'Shout' to 85258 – 24/7 confidential text support service for those struggling with mental health

a charity providing information, advice & support to parents, children & young people about any type of special educational need or disability from 0-25 years who live in Bristol, N. Somerset or S. Gloucestershire · Tel: 0117 9897725

If you are accused of a crime, victim support, and fraud.

offers support to those that have been affected by crime or traumatic events · Tel: 0808 1689 111

investigate the most serious and sensitive incidents and allegations involving the police · Tel: 0300 020 0096

a national social justice charity which aims to educate, support and advise disadvantaged young people and adults · Tel: 0300 123 1889

a charity that fights miscarriages of justice and demands reform · Tel: 020 7040 0019

issue guidelines on sentencing for courts to follow

Supporting men in the criminal justice system or at risk of entering the system through mentoring support and rites of passage.

assisting victims of anti-social behavior

All StopWatch guides and factsheets in one place.

Easy-to-use guide for making complaints against the police.

Pocket-sized card with your most important rights during a stop and search.

How to safely be an active bystander during a stop and search.

Keeping children as safe as possible during interactions with the police.

The law, history, and statistics behind the original and most commonly used search power.

The law, history, and statistics behind section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

The law, history, and statistics behind the power to stop and account.

The law and statistics behind strip and intimate searches.

The law, history, and data behind handcuffing, baton strikes, taser use, and more.

The law, history, and statistics behind section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

The law, history, and statistics behind search powers for extreme circumstances.

The law, the history, and the statistics behind protest-related searches.

School exclusions, SEND, and education rights for children and young people.

provides free legal information on exclusions, bullying, special educational needs, admissions and attendance at school · Tel: 01206 714 650

offers refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people support with higher education · Tel: 0800 331 7292

provides legally based information and next step advice on any educational issue that is the result of a child's special educational needs or disability.