Homelessness

Legal advice on housing and homelessness

We have a team of expert housing and homelessness solicitors in Exeter. We provide a housing and homelessness service which offers legal advice for clients across Devon and the south west of England. We can advise on your rights if you find yourself homeless or at risk of homelessness, making a homeless application, and steps to take if you have been found intentionally homeless. We can also advise whether you may be eligible for legal aid for homeless support cases.

• Are you facing homelessness?
• Have you been found intentionally homeless?
• Do you feel a housing decision by the council is incorrect?

You do not have to be sleeping on the streets to be homeless. You may be considered homeless if you are:

• Staying temporarily with friends or family (also known as ‘sofa surfing’)
• Staying in a hostel, B&B or hotel
• Living in a property without permission (also knowing as ‘squatting’)
• At risk of domestic violence or abuse in your home
• Living in poor conditions that put your health and safety at risk

If you are homeless or at risk of homelessness, we can help you make a homeless application to the council and can take steps to challenge the decision if you have been found intentionally homeless.

How we work

If you appoint us, a named homelessness lawyer will support your case from start to finish and keep you informed throughout. If your case manager is unavailable on the day, another member of the housing and homelessness team will make every effort to speak to you.

We will start by meeting with you to discuss your case, the process, and the possible outcomes. Where needed, we will attend meetings with the council or housing association and negotiate with local authorities, as well as attending court. We can also discuss options for funding your case. Depending on your financial situation, legal aid for homelessness may be available.

Get in touch

Contact us to speak to one of our housing and homelessness lawyers. You can email enquiries@cartridgeslaw.co.uk or call us on 01392 256854.

We are committed to providing an excellent, personalised service for all of our clients. We are accredited with the Lexcel Quality Mark by the Law Society, in recognition of the high quality of legal practice management and client care that our team provides.