Derry House, Penfold Street, NW8 8HJ
Central London Advice Service is based off the Edgware Road in Westminster and offers free and confidential generalist advice in Welfare Benefits, Housing, Debts etc available by phone, drop-in and appointment.
For more information please visit the CLAS website.
140 Tachbrook Street, SW1V 2NE
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
The Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice to residents.
Housing Benefit can help you meet the cost of your rent. You may qualify for benefit if you are on low income and your savings (joint savings if you have a partner) are £16,000.00 or less. Council Tax Benefit could help pay towards some, or all, of your Council Tax bill if you are on a low income, even if you own your own home. For more information and contact details please visit
Westminster City Council’s website.
101, Orchardson Street, London, NW8 8EA
Westminster City Council’s Housing Options Service offers advice and assistance on homelessness, applying for a council or housing association property, help for Westminster Council tenants who want to move home, sheltered and supported housing, and free housing advice.
For more information please visit Westminster City Council’s website.
Tel 020 7641 2000 (24 hours) to report a noise problem in your local area.
Email noiseteam2@westminster.gov.uk
For more information please visit Westminster City Council’s website.
Tel 020 7641 1522 (24 hour) pestcontrol@westminster.gov.uk
Westminster City Council gives advice to private tenants on how to deal with a pest problem. If you are a council tenant or leaseholder you can also book appointments with pest control officers.
Westminster City Council is responsible for development control across the City. Usually Development Control involves making an application, and the the main types are:
Westminster will consider any of these applications, in a way that is set out according to legislation. Each case will be approved or refused. In most cases, approvals will be subject to a number of conditions and the reasons for any refusal will be given.
The aim is to strike a fair balance between letting people make changes to their property and preventing changes that could be harmful to the area as a whole. For more information please visit Westminster City Council’s website.
Tel 020 7823 4567 (24 hours)
Westminster City Council has allocated specific parking spaces across the City in which only residents can park with a Resident Parking Permit. In addition, the City of Westminster operates a resident parking scheme for off-street parking in our MasterPark car parks. For more information please visit Westminster City Council’s website. You should contact your landlord in relation to parking on housing estates.
www.westminster.gov.uk/recycling
For advice on the location of your nearest recycling facilities for glass, paper, cans and other materials
ResCard offers Card holders significant savings at many great places, including:
To apply for a FREE ResCard you must be resident within the City of Westminster. For more information please visit Westminster City Council’s website.
246 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 1AU
If you are on a low income you can get free legal advice here on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6.30 - 8.00. Legal advice is provided by volunteer solicitors and barristers on areas such as housing, landlord and tenant issues, consumer problems, personal injuries, immigration and employment.