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Guidance

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)

This service enables anyone at risk of losing their home to get free legal advice, and representation in court, regardless of their financial circumstances.

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published
17 July 2023
Last updated
151 SeptemberDecember 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Current HLPAS Provider List

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Housing loss prevention advice service (HLPAS) provider guidance (27(1 JanuaryDecember 2025)

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Housing loss prevention advice service (HLPAS) contract report form v2v3 (September(December 2024)2025)

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Privacy notice - HLPAS In court duty scheme

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HLPAS - in court duty scheme client monitoring form

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Details

Applies to England and Wales

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) funds the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) throughout England and Wales to provide:

  • Early Legal Advice to anyone at risk of possession proceedings and loss of their home – advice can be provided in relation to Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits issues
  • In Court Duty on the day emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings

The service enables anyone at risk of losing their home or facing possession proceedings to get free legal advice, and representation in court, regardless of their financial circumstances.

A list of providers who can deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services from the 1st August 2023 is available in the ‘Documents’ section above. This list will be updated as further provider contracts commence.

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Updates to this page

Published 17 July 2023
Last updated 151 SeptemberDecember 2025 + show all updates

  1. Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) provider guidance (1 December 2025) and Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) contract report form v3 (December 2025) documents updated

  2. Published an updated Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services list

  3. First published.

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Update history

2025-12-01 17:20
Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) provider guidance (1 December 2025) and Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) contract report form v3 (December 2025) documents updated

2025-09-15 10:49
Published an updated Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services list

2023-07-17 11:26
First published.