Housing - Advice Services

Information, advice and legal help on a variety of housing issues including rent or mortgage arrears, tenants rights and responsibilities, transfer requests, homelessness, disrepair, rent arrears, possession, warrants, landlord/tenant disputes and arbitration applications, environmental and neighbourhood issues. 

For free advice by telephone call Shelter's Free Housing Advice Helpline  on 0808 800 4444 or see their website Shelter . 

To check if you qualify for help with rent or council tax, please go to  web pages on housing and Council Tax benefit. 

• Bermondsey Citizens' Advice Bureau
• Peckham Citizens Advice Bureau  
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Blackfriars Advice Centre, SE17
• Cambridge House Law Centre
• Community Legal Service Direct Tel:  0845 345 4345
• (Southwark) Housing Options Advice Service  You can also visit Southwark's Housing Department web pages.   
• Multi-Lingual Community Rights Shop  For advice in different languages, go to the Multikulti website.
• Southwark Disablement Association
• Southwark Law Centre (appointment only by referral)
• Walworth One Stop Shop