When I moved it felt like a new life had begun for me. I feel safe
‘I met a guy who seemed incredible – at first, but the relationship turned violent. He would beat me to a pulp and I even had a miscarriage. The abuse…
Client stories
It’s such a relief to know I can finally move on with my life
‘My landlord was seeking possession of my property and served me with a section 21 notice. I knew about the court duty scheme, so at my court hearing I asked…
Knowing I had representation at court was a real weight off my shoulders
‘I was renting a property with my adult children. When my son’s wife’s work visa came through, the two of them decided to move into their own place, so in…
When I heard the news my knees were shaking – I felt I’d won the Lottery!
‘I’m a young mum with two kids. I’ve been renting my property from the council since I was seventeen but because I suffer from severe depression, sometimes I find it…
If it wasn’t for the help of the Law Centre, I wouldn’t be in my house today. I was on the verge of losing everything.
‘At the time I ran into problems I was living with my four children, three of whom were adults. They’d become quite controlling of me and stopped paying any contributions…
It’s given me the confidence to take the steps to sort things out
‘I had a debt management plan with a commercial company but I was made redundant in January and the six months of freelance work I had lined up was cancelled…
I was literally drowning and you saved me and gave me support. I cannot thank you enough.
‘When I first made my asylum application, I was completely unsure of how long the process would take, what it entailed and what the final outcome would be. At that…
I’ve found a new job and my life is back on track
Junaid came to the Law Centre for help after his employer stopped paying him properly – and then not at all – after Junaid tried to defend his team when their employer threatened…
If I didn’t have this support, I would have been evicted
‘My rent arrears had built up because of Universal Credit problems. When I moved into my current property, I tried to change my address with Universal Credit, but they kept sending payments to my…
From the time I knew I could get this help, I’m feeling good
‘Before I came to the Law Centre, I was feeling destitute with a lot of debts. I wasn’t very well, and I had a big money problem. I was very stressed. ‘I found the team very helpful –…