Luton Law Centre is a not-for-profit legal practice and registered charity specializing in community care, housing, and immigration and asylum law. As Luton’s specialist legal advice charity, it stands out by offering professional, confidential legal assistance to ensure access to justice, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized members of the community.
The Centre employs a team of six legal experts, supported by students and volunteers, to provide dedicated advice and representation. It focuses on helping individuals secure entitlements, challenge unfair decisions, and navigate complex legal systems, with a strong emphasis on social welfare law and supporting those facing homelessness, eviction, or immigration challenges.
Services Offered
- Community Care: Rights and entitlement to social care and health care services; for older people, young people leaving care, people with disabilities, and physical and mental health problems
- Housing: Claims for possession, eviction, serious disrepair (causing serious risk of harm to you or your family), homelessness applications, unlawful eviction, harassment by a landlord or agent
- Immigration and Asylum: Immigration and asylum law, applications for leave to remain, indefinite leave to remain and British Nationality, grounds of appeal and representation in immigration appeals, EU members and their families
- Windrush Scheme assistance
- Care and Support at Home services
- Legal advice and assistance via AdviceLine service
Operating as an independent charity managed by a voluntary Board of Trustees, Luton Law Centre serves individuals in need of specialized support, including tenants, immigrants, asylum seekers, and those requiring community care, primarily within the Luton area.
