Understand the basic rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, how to assess and develop a course of action, and where to get support when dealing with disrepair problems.

To support Advicenow’s work on PLE, we carried out a review of the literature on how effective PLE is. January 2021

Our work showed that training volunteers to provide advice was effective both for the volunteers and those they advised. Both groups reported an increase in their legal capability. October 2015

Analysis of 2010 and 2012 UK Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey and related policy documents. January 2015

The Legal Capability for Everyday Life project showed that a PLE course could be effective in developing people’s legal capabilities. Such a course could be an accessible and low-cost way to provide PLE. January 2013