Here are some useful links. We have also included topic-specific links- use the left hand menu to navigate.
We hope that the links below will point you in the right direction for your needs. If you think that we have missed anything, please let us know:
Homes and Communities Agency
Tenant Services Authority
Care Quality Commission
uSwitch - a free, impartial online and phone based comparison and switching service that helps customers compare prices on a range of services including gas, electricity, home phone, broadband providers and personal finance products
National Grid
Youthspace -advice and signposting service for young people
Secure your home - advice on how to keep your home safe
Homeswapper - the home swap community
Locallife - your one stop wesbite for local information
Life in Lozells - blog and stories from Lozells, Birmingham
Men's Advice Line - for men in abusive relationships
Women's Aid - for women in abusive relationships
Supporting People - offering vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence
Help the Aged - an international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect
Age Concern - the UK's largest charity working with and for older people
Shelter – helping people fight for their rights, get back on their feet and find and keep a home
Samaritans - provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide