About Shelter Legal Scotland
Shelter Legal Scotland covers all aspects of housing law - from homelessness to home ownership and repairs to relationship breakdown - explaining legislation, case law and complicated legal processes clearly and logically, making it the most up-to-date and comprehensive online housing law resource.
Can Shelter Legal Scotland help me?
Shelter Legal Scotland is an essential resource for anyone involved in the fields of housing or homelessness. Shelter Legal Scotland is ideal for:
- welfare rights centres, Citizens Advice and law centres
- agencies working with clients in housing need or with housing-related issues
- housing associations, local government housing and homelessness teams
- students of law, housing studies or related subjects
- tenants' and residents' associations wishing to get to grips with housing law
- anyone who wants access to a detailed, fully referenced housing law resource that makes sense of the legislation and case law.
How can Shelter Legal Scotland help me?
Shelter Legal Scotland provides:
- 24-hour access to Scottish housing and homelessness law
- up-to-date housing information online to help deal with everyday queries or unusual cases
- references and links to relevant case law, legislation and other useful resources
- a 'what's new' email update feature highlighting legislative changes
- a full glossary of terms
- additional resources for Shelter Scotland's e-learning programme, to help with studying and maintaining your knowledge.
How can Shelter Legal Scotland help my organisation?
Shelter Legal Scotland enables your organisation to stay up to date with the latest developments in housing law. It is recognised by Housing Information Advice Standards Training (formerly known as HomePoint), as a complementary resource for the Scottish National Standards for housing information and advice services.
Why should I subscribe to Shelter Legal Scotland when I can use Get Advice for free?
Get Advice is the housing advice section of the Shelter Scotland website, providing information on a wide range of housing-related topics. It is freely available through Shelter’s website. The site is aimed at the general public, with easy to understand information covering only the most common issues.
Shelter Legal Scotland provides in-depth detail and references to legislation and case law. Using Shelter Legal Scotland and Get Advice together will enable you to fully understand any issue of housing law in Scotland.
Can I try before I buy?
If you think Shelter Legal Scotland could help you, sign up for a free trial. After the free trial you'll be given the option to purchase a subscription.
How much does it cost to subscribe to Shelter Legal?
The cost of the subscription depends on the number of people in your organisation or department who will be using the resource. Each user will be assigned a licence, which is valid for 12 months. You'll be given full instructions telling you how to set up each user's account.
| Number of users |
Total annual cost (inc. VAT) |
Voluntary organisations cost (25% discount) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-5 |
£200 |
£150 |
| 6-20 |
£300 |
£247.50 |
| 21-50 |
£400 |
£300 |
| 51-100 |
£600 | £450 |
For subscriptions for more than 100 people, please contact 0344 515 2444.
You can pay for your subscription straight away with a credit or debit card, or you can print off an invoice to send your payment by post - and still access Shelter Legal immediately.
Where can I find out more?
Watch our short introductory video which shows how Shelter Legal Scotland works and demonstrates the different resources and tools it provides.
