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Category Archives: South West London Law Centres
Housing and benefits advice sessions, free, South Norwood
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Housing and benefits advice sessions, free, South Norwood
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Community Kitchen’s winning recipe recognised by Lottery
The South Norwood Community Kitchen, based at Socco Cheta on Portland Road, has been selected as one of London’s Loved and Wanted venues. The £1.8million Loved and Wanted Fund is supported by the Mayor of London and the National Lottery … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Mayor of London, Restaurants, Sadiq Khan, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged London, Loved and Wanted Fund, Mayor, Mayor of London, Portland Road, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen
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South West London Law Centre moves out of council office
South West London Law Centres’ Croydon office has moved out of the council-owned Davis House in the town centre to a new address in the Centrale Shopping Centre. South West London Law Centres operate across south London, providing much-needed legal … Continue reading
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Tagged Centrale, Davis House, South West London Law Centre
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Law Centre moves away from council-owned office block
The South West London Law Centre has closed its office in Croydon town centre. SWLLC has announced that they will be continuing to operate in the borough, but are moving to a new office, away from Davis House, the council-owned … Continue reading
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Tagged Davis House, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Perry repeats lie as he calls meeting over No Access Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Delayed replies, giving short-notice of an appointment and a divide-and-rule approach betray Mayor’s struggle to justify the closure of the authority’s public area, as librarians are now providing advice to the homeless. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Brown, Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Community associations, Council Tax, Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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Law centre offering free advice to apply for Home Office eVisas
A government policy shift towards digital immigration checks and using eVisas from 2025 means that all Biometric Residence Permits and most Biometric Residence Cards will expire on December 31. The South West London Law Centres, with an office in Croydon, … Continue reading
Universal Credit webinar, SW London Law Centres, Apr 29
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Tagged Croydon, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Universal Credit
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Tenants in challenge to Mayor Perry over ‘uninhabitable’ flats
A group of residents placed in what they describe as “uninhabitable” temporary accommodation by Croydon Council have issued their own Christmas message – and a challenge to Tory Mayor Jason Perry. “Change needs to happen now,” says the Croydon Temporary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, South West London Law Centres, Susmita Sen, Thornton Heath
Tagged BBC Newsnight, Concord House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Temporary Accommodation Campaign, Gilroy Court, Homelessness, Housing, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, South West London Law Centre, Susmita Sen, SWLLC, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Tory, Windsor House
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‘Turn Up Tuesdays’ – law centre offers new, free advice service
In an effort to extend crucial assistance to those grappling with financial challenges, the South West London Law Centre, based in Davis House just off Croydon High Street, is starting “Turn Up Tuesday” – a new drop-in service at their … Continue reading
Free legal advice – Turn Up Tuesdays – at SWLLC, Davis House
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Tagged South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Turn Up Tuesdays
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Perry’s Tories opt to send in the heavies to borough’s poorest
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After hiking Council Tax by 15%, the Tory Mayor and his finance chief are now using ‘an in-house army of bailiffs’ to go after residents on benefits who have fallen into arrears. By STEVEN DOWNES While Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, South West London Law Centres, Stuart King
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax arrears, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, South West London Law Centre, STUART KING, Tory, Universal Credit
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Lawyers start to look into Croydon’s temporary accommodation
A public meeting today with public interest lawyers could represent the start of a potentially long campaign to get better living conditions for hundreds of families currently housed in three former office blocks on London Road between Thornton Heath and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Concord House, London Road, Norbury, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Windsor House
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FREE!: Law centre is offering series of money advice webinars
The South West London Law Centres are staging a series of money advice webinars throughout September, with experts covering a range of common topics including disability benefits, Universal Credit and managing your money – and all are completely free of … Continue reading
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Tagged Money webinars, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Law Centre seeks support for its team in the London Legal Walk
The South West London Law Centres are looking for people to join its team and support them in next month’s London Legal Walk. The event brings together members of the legal community to raise vital funds for the provision of … Continue reading
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Tagged South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Perry’s budget cuts to cause borough serious legal problems
Last year, the South West London Law Centre provided help and advice to 3,200 people. This year, Croydon Mayor Jason Perry is cutting all council funding to the centre. KEN TOWL attended their annual meeting last week to hear about … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Ken Towl, Labour, LASPO, Legal Aid, Patrick Marples, Sarah Jones MP, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Tory
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Voluntary sector’s bleak future as Mayor axes all funding
Croydon Voluntary Action, the council-funded umbrella organisation that coordinates the activities of much of the “third sector” in the borough, says it wants to “re-set” its relationship with the Town Hall as Mayor Jason Perry prepares to axe all funding … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Community associations, Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Croydon Vision, CVA, Garwood Foundation, Mayor Jason Perry, Mind in Croydon, South West London Law Centres, Steve Phaure
Tagged Age UK Croydon, Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Conservative, Covid-19, Crisis, Croydon, Croydon Almshouses, Croydon CAB, Croydon Citizens Advice, Croydon Council, Croydon Drop In, Croydon Vision, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Garwood Foundation, Mayor Jason Perry, Mind in Croydon, New Addington Good Samaritans, South West London Law Centre, Steve Phaure, SWLLC, Tory
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Know your rights if you suffer discrimination at work
Our latest advice column from the South West London Law Centre looks at your rights in the workplace if you feel that you are suffering discrimination Under legislation called the Equality Act 2010, employees, workers and prospective employees and workers … Continue reading
SWLLC Temporary Accommodation lunch, Socco Cheta, Dec 1
Posted in Community associations, Housing, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Temporary accommodation
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SWLLC Free Money Advice Webinars, Nov 30 to Dec 15
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Tagged South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Community lawyers urge Gove to act over housing conditions
Patrick Marples, the chief executive of the South West London Law Centres, has urged the government to take action to end the misery of thousands of social housing tenants, living in council homes, housing association properties or paying rent to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Council, Health, Housing, South West London Law Centres
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