Brighton Advice Centre

Our Advice Centre is based at Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton. Included in the work undertaken at the Centre are:

Housing

including repossession; arrears; housing options; homelessness; accommodation and relocation; mortgage and rent arrears; problem landlords; disrepair; housing benefit

Debt

including multiple debt; gas, electricity and water; credit and store cards; bankruptcies

Welfare Benefits

including entitlement; Disability Living Allowance; Job Seekers Allowance; Income Support

Our Solicitors

The team of specialist housing solicitors at the Brighton Advice Centre undertake the full range of housing-related litigation on behalf of tenants and homeless people, including

Security of tenure
Possession proceedings and proceedings for demotion
Illegal eviction and harassment
Homelessness and allocations cases
Disrepair
Housing related asylum support
Housing related community care issues
Legal capacity and Court of Protection
Traveller and Gypsy law

BHT has a preferred supplier status with the Legal Services Commission and we hold a specialist quality mark in housing and immigration. We also operate a Court Duty Scheme at Brighton County Court.

Huw Owen (centre), our Senior Solicitor, was admitted in 1985

Rachel Cooper (right) was admitted in 1997

Diana Bach (left) was admitted in 2005

Further Information

For an appointment Tel: 01273 234737 or call in during reception times 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (except Thursdays)

If you are seeking accommodation, come to the morning drop-in sessions, Monday to Friday (except Thursday) at 9.15am.

BHT Advice
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG