Advice

Advice is available on a range of topics from your Council housing options service. Contact us if you need advice on any of these issues:

your property rights if you are a tenant, joint tenant or owner occupier
your property rights in a relationship breakdown
you are being harassed or threatened with illegal eviction
your landlord is not doing essential repairs
mediation with family or friends to help you stay in your home
mortgage or rent arrears
claiming benefits to help with housing costs
getting help with adaptations for someone who is disabled

You can also get advice on many housing related issues from the national charity Shelter. Visit https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice

If you are seeking new or alternative accommodation click on Housing Options at the bottom of the Home page.

If you want to apply for the housing register or you are threatened with homelessness, contact your Council housing options service.

If you are experiencing domestic abuse you can also contact the Freephone National Domestic Violence helpline on 0800 2000 247 which is open 24 hours a day or email them at [email protected]

Help with benefits, money advice and debt:

National Debtline go to https://www.nationaldebtline.org

Debt Advice Foundation 0800 0434050 or go to http://www.debtadvicefoundation.org

Step Change Debt Charity go to www.stepchange.org

The Money Advice Service go to www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk

Luton Access go to https://secure.luton.gov.uk/lutonaccess and click on Partners button

Citizens Advice Ampthill 01525 402742

Citizens Advice Dunstable 01582 670003

Citizens Advice Luton 03442 451285

or go to https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk