PIO Legal Services Limited
PIO Legal Services Limited is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and is authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities. This firm is a recognised body law practice with regulatory reference number 8001323 and has been authorised since 2023-05-05. They operate from 5 offices, with their head office in Ashford.
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Practice Areas
Offices
Regus
Park Street
Ashford
TN24 8DF
Legal aid at this office
Family · 1 procurement area
- Mid and South West Kent
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Mid and South West Kent
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Mid and South West Kent
Housing Loss Prevention · 4 court schemes
- HLPAS - Basildon
- HLPAS - Canterbury
- HLPAS - Dartford
- HLPAS - Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Devon
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Devon
Housing Loss Prevention · 1 court scheme
- HLPAS - Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Lincolnshire
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Lincolnshire
Housing Loss Prevention · 2 court schemes
- HLPAS - Boston, Lincoln
- HLPAS - Lancaster
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. PIO Legal Services Limited appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Family law support where there is documented domestic abuse, plus care proceedings, child protection, forced marriage, and international child abduction.
Family legal aid covers domestic abuse, child protection (including care proceedings), forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and international child abduction. Routine divorce and child arrangements are generally not covered by legal aid since the 2013 LASPO reforms unless there is evidence of domestic abuse. Care proceedings are non-means-tested for parents; other family legal aid is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Ashford
1 procurement area
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: Ashford, Exeter, Lincoln
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: Ashford, Exeter, Lincoln
3 procurement areas
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: Ashford, Exeter, Lincoln
7 court schemes
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 8001323
- Authorisation Status
- SRA-regulated firm
- Organisation Type
- Recognised body law practice
- Trading Names
- PIO Legal Services
- Other Websites
- http://www.piolegalservices.co.uk
