Website: https://www.shelter.org.uk/

Housing information and campaigning charity. Offers:

  • one-to-one advice and support, in person, on the phone, or via webchat
  • a website of expert information about everything from reclaiming your deposit to applying as homeless,
  • free legal advice from solicitors, including attending court to help people who’ve lost their homes or are facing eviction,
  • research to understand the UK’s housing problems and develop policies to solve them.

Housing advice includes dealing with rent increases for private tenants, eviction, council housing, repossession and benefits.