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
