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Our Services

Housing Applications

Council housing, homelessness applications or banding reviews — we help you apply properly and be heard.

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Applying for social housing — or asking the council for help when you're facing homelessness — means forms, evidence and waiting lists that can feel designed to wear you down. Small mistakes can cost months, or a lower priority band than you deserve.

We help you complete applications properly the first time, gather the evidence that supports your case, and challenge decisions that don't reflect your real circumstances. Everyone deserves a fair hearing — we make sure yours is.

How we can help

Housing register applications

We help you apply to your council's housing register accurately and completely, so your application isn't delayed or under-banded.

Homelessness support

If you're homeless or at risk within 56 days, the council owes you help. We support you through the homelessness application and what follows.

Evidence that gets heard

Medical needs, overcrowding, unsafe conditions — we help you gather and present the evidence that supports your true priority.

Reviews and appeals

Given the wrong band, or turned away? We help you request reviews of council decisions and put your case clearly.

What to have ready

Don't worry if you can't find everything — just bring what you have and we'll help with the rest.

  • Details of everyone who lives with you
  • Your current tenancy or living arrangement
  • Any medical letters supporting a housing need
  • Previous council letters or application references

Our simple three-step process

  1. Get in touch

    Call, email or use the form — free and 100% confidential.

  2. We assess your situation

    We listen, review your paperwork and explain your options honestly.

  3. We support you all the way

    We stay beside you until it's resolved, with specialist partners where needed.

Frequently asked questions

I've been on the waiting list for years. Can anything be done?

Often, yes. Circumstances change, and many people are in a lower band than their situation now justifies. We'll review your application and help you request a banding reassessment where the evidence supports it.

The council says I made myself "intentionally homeless". Is that final?

Not necessarily — you normally have the right to request a review of that decision within 21 days. Contact us quickly and we'll help you put your side properly.

Can you get me a council house faster?

No one can honestly promise that — allocations follow each council's scheme. What we can do is make sure your application is complete, correctly banded and impossible to overlook.

Is your help confidential?

Completely. We only ever share information with the council or anyone else with your clear permission.