Eccles Shelter residents reveal the flaw in homelessness provision
Sign a petition started by Eccles Shelter residents here A group of homeless people who established a hostel in a vacant doctors’ surgery are facing possession proceedings by NHS…
The housing crisis means more and more of us are living in rented accommodation. For some of the most vulnerable members of our community this means dealing with difficult landlords and living with the permanent fear of eviction and homelessness. On this page you can find out about our housing advice services and how we are campaigning for secure and safe accommodation for all.
GMLC represents homeless people fighting eviction from hostel by NHS
See coverage in the Manchester Evening News here. And in the Mirror here. A group of homeless people who established a hostel in a vacant doctors’ surgery are facing possession…
Legal aid ‘decimated’: our response and analysis
Legal aid ‘decimated’ This week, one of the nation’s top news stories is a topic too often overlooked: the decimation of the Legal aid advice network. Legal disputes affect our homes,…
Christmas 2018 – Give the Gift of Free Access to Justice
A secure home should be a right for everyone! And yet this Winter many people in Greater Manchester are homeless. Legal advice is a vital tool to help people out…
Abolish Section 21: the perspective of a court advocate
November 15th 2018 is the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Housing Act becoming law. The Act has faced widespread criticism for undermining private renters’ rights by reducing legal minimum tenancies…
Affordable housing in Greater Manchester – What’s going on?
This article is written by Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe, an aspiring barrister called to the Middle Temple and qualified mediator, currently working as a self-employed advocate on the northern circuit in general…
GMLC supports action for tenants’ rights
One of the Greater Manchester Law Centre’s core principles is that everyone has a right to a secure home. We work with other community groups to campaign for tenants’ rights…
Manchester Meteor: Legal Aid and Access to Justice
We are pleased to be the focus of a feature article by Nick Nicholas Prescott in The Meteor, Manchester’s Independent Media, on the topic of Legal Aid and the wider context of…
Welcome Kathy and Marva!
We are delighted to announce two wonderful new additions to the Greater Manchester Law Centre team! Kathleen Cosgrove joins us as head of our new housing and homelessness advice services. Before becoming a…
Sign the petition today to end ‘no fault’ evictions
Sign the petition today: click here “The right to decent housing is a basic human right. Far from guaranteeing such a right, UK law seems designed to obviate it.…