If you are worried about losing your home as the ban on evictions ends, we are here to help- click on the link to watch our short video about helping you to keep your home
Housing problems can be overwhelming, on this page you will find information you can trust.
These links will provide you with information on finding somewhere to live, buying or renting a home, your rights, problems with your landlord, dealing with eviction and more. We often help people to get their tenancy deposit repaid and to get repairs done in their rented accommodation
Finding a place to live
- Finding a place to live
- Homelessness
- Renting privately
- Money problems
- Social housing
- Council tax
- Council housing & housing association
- Apply for sheltered housing
- Local councils and services
- How to rent
Sample letters
- reporting repairs to a landlord
- Letter from a tenant to the local authority for private tenants
- Letter from a tenant to the local authority for social housing tenants
- Second letter reporting repairs to a landlord
Benefits
- Housing benefit
- Overview of housing benefit
- Housing benefit information from your council
- Kingston upon Thames application for Housing Benefit
Mortgage problems
Renting a home
Rent arrears
Discrimination in housing
- Discrimination in housing
Eviction / Repossession
- Legal help from South West London Law Centre
- Money problems
- Eviction
- Reposession
- Appeal against your Council’s housing decision
- Reposessions, emergency housing and evictions
- A guide to bailiff action
Moving and improving your home
Problems where you live
- Problems where you live
- Disrepair
- Legal Help from South West London Law Centre
- Neighbours
- Noise, neighbours, pets and pests
Your money, Your home
Agencies that can help
Citizens Advice Kingston
Whoever you are: whatever the problem
Department of Work and Pensions
Advice and information for local people on entitlements to benefits
Environmental Health & Trading Standards
Business and Consumer Rights and Responsibilties
Financial Inclusion Service (RBK)
supported access to financial services for those in social housing
The Fircroft Trust
To support everyone to develop and maintain independent living
Hestia
At Hestia we support adults and children across London in times of crisis.
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Housing and Council Tax Benefits (RBK)
Delivery and administration of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
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Housing Options Service (RBK)
Advice on homelessness prevention in the private sector
iydeal – Independent Yemeni Development and Education Alliance
Support for the Yemeni community - help on benefits, debts, housing and immigration issues
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KAG Advocacy
Advocacy services for all vulnerable people
Kingston Carers Network
Support, information and advice for anyone caring for another person
Kingston Centre for Independent Living
Working to ensure that all disabled people in Kingston live as independently as they choose
