Your Money and the Law

 Law and Finances

This is where you find out where you stand, and what you can do, when a money problem lands on you. Personal Money and Law covers being chased for a debt, getting your money back after a scam, your rights when something you bought is faulty, and reclaiming a deposit a landlord is holding.

It is written to be calm and practical, not to frighten you or sell you anything. Every guide is plain English, built on the actual law, and clear about the free help that is out there, so a stressful situation feels manageable instead of overwhelming. Start with the cornerstone guide for the full picture, then go to the specific guide for whatever you are facing.

Start Here: The Complete Overview

If a money problem has landed on you, start here. Our cornerstone guide covers the whole subject: your rights when you are being chased for a debt, how to try to get money back after a scam, what to do about faulty goods, and how to reclaim a deposit. It is the map for everything else in this section, and it points you to the free help that exists at every step.

Your Money and the Law

Read the Free Guide

Once you have the overview, go to the guide for your situation. Each one covers a single topic in full, from your rights with debt collectors and bailiffs to Section 75 refunds and getting a deposit back.

Guides on Business and Contracts

Once you have the overview, go deeper on the exact question you are dealing with. Each guide below tackles one topic in full.

Get the free Your Money and the Law Handbook. Join the Legal and Money list and we will send you our plain-English handbook to your rights and options across the money problems people run into, yours to keep.

You are not on your own. If you are struggling with debt or have lost money to a scam, free and confidential help is available, and our guides point you to it throughout. There is nothing to buy here, and there never will be on these pages.