BHT Sussex
BHT Sussex, with regulatory reference number 74743, is not regulated by an approved regulator for legal services. Although it appears on the SRA register due to its employment of SRA-regulated individuals, the organisation itself is not authorised by the SRA to provide legal services. Please note that related legal entities might be authorised.
Is this your firm?
Claim this profile to manage how your firm appears on LawStreet. It only takes a few minutes and it's free.
Search and compare every solicitor in England and Wales, all in one place.
Offices
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- The City of Brighton and Hove
Housing · 1 procurement area
- The City of Brighton and Hove
Immigration · 1 procurement area
- London and South East England
Housing Loss Prevention · 1 court scheme
- HLPAS - Brighton
8 St Leonards Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3UH
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- East Sussex
Housing · 1 procurement area
- East Sussex
Housing Loss Prevention · 1 court scheme
- HLPAS - Hastings, Lewes
Renaissance House
London Road
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 6AN
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- East Sussex
Housing · 1 procurement area
- East Sussex
Legal Aid
Legal aid is publicly funded help with legal costs in England and Wales, run by the Legal Aid Agency. Firms hold a separate contract for each category of law they cover, and whether someone qualifies depends on their financial means and the type of case. BHT Sussex appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Help with priority debts that put your home or essentials at risk.
Debt legal aid is restricted to priority debts where someone is at immediate risk of losing their home, essential utilities, or significant assets. It covers mortgage and rent arrears leading to possession proceedings, bailiff action on essential household goods, and bankruptcy proceedings against the family home. Routine consumer debt and credit-card arrears are not covered by legal aid; free advice for those is available through Citizens Advice and StepChange.
Available at these offices: Brighton, Eastbourne, St Leonards on Sea
3 procurement areas
Possession proceedings, unlawful eviction, serious disrepair, and homelessness reviews.
Housing legal aid covers urgent threats to a person's home, including mortgage and rent possession proceedings, unlawful eviction, serious disrepair posing a health risk, and reviews of homelessness decisions where the local authority has refused to house someone. Defence against anti-social behaviour proceedings and disrepair counter-claims are also in scope. Funding is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Brighton, Eastbourne, St Leonards on Sea
3 procurement areas
Asylum claims and a limited set of immigration matters where legal aid remains available.
Immigration and asylum legal aid is largely restricted to asylum claims, immigration detention bail applications, trafficking and modern slavery cases, and a narrow set of family reunion matters. Most other immigration work (visa applications, settlement, partner and family routes) is not covered by legal aid since the 2013 reforms. Asylum work remains a substantial area of legal aid; immigration detention work is non-means-tested.
Available at these offices: Brighton
1 procurement area
Free early advice in county court when you face a possession claim, available before and on the day of your hearing.
The Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) provides free legal advice to anyone facing possession proceedings in county court, regardless of income, at any stage from receiving a notice up to and including the day of the hearing. HLPAS solicitors attend county court on possession days and can be approached without an appointment. The scheme covers both early legal advice to prevent a case escalating and on-the-day representation at court.
Available at these offices: Brighton, Eastbourne
2 court schemes
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 74743
- Authorisation Status
- Organisation Type
- Not an SRA-regulated law practice
- Trading Names
- BHT Eastbourne Advice · BHT Hastings Advice
