There are laws to help you, whether you're being unfairly evicted by your landlord, or you or your children are not safe where you live. Find out how you can get help and support if you are homeless or face the prospect of losing your home. This section contains information that may help you if you are facing the prospect of losing your home. Below you will find a summary of the topics covered in this section. If you would like more information, then click on the appropriate link located in the left-hand side of the page.

If you are living in residential property the law protects you against harassment and illegal eviction. It does this by making harassment and illegal eviction criminal offences and by enabling a victim to claim damages through the civil court. In this section find out what to do if you feel you are being evicted illegally and also what to do if you are being evicted from your council home.

Being homeless does not just mean living on the streets. There are other reasons why someone may be classed as homeless. Use this section to find out what these reasons are and what you can do about them if you are in this situation.

Squatting is when someone occupies an empty or abandoned property without the owner's permission, often without his knowledge and without any legal right to do so. Find out more information about squatters, what rights you have if someone is squatting in your property, and what to do if you think a property is being squatted in.

Bailiffs and Enforcement Officers are people authorised to remove and sell your possessions in order to pay the money you owe to a person or an organisation, conduct evictions, and arrest people.