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Every tool Start My Claim offers, grouped by the stage of your case. Free tools are available immediately — paid tools unlock with a one-off plan.

Free tools — no account required to use some of these

Find out what employment law says about your specific situation.

Calculate what you're owed

Redundancy pay, notice pay, and any other money your employer owes.

Decode a letter or email

Plain-English explanation of any document the other side sent you — landlord, employer, supplier, bank.

Start a case journal

Record incidents and dates as they happen — tribunals and courts value contemporaneous notes.

Learn how tribunals work

A clear guide to the employment tribunal process from start to finish.

Check eligibility — small claims

Five quick questions to confirm your dispute belongs on the small claims track.

Limitation period checker

6-year limitation for contracts, 3 years for negligence — find out if you are still in time.

Court fee calculator

MCOL filing fees by claim value — recoverable from the defendant if you win.

Are you still in time?

PSR 13-month and Ombudsman 6-month clocks — enter your dates to find out.

Plain-English explainer covering the legal definition and most common scam variants.

Since October 2024, banks must refund APP fraud unless they can prove gross negligence.

Look up a landlord across HMO licensing, banning orders, and prior tribunal awards.

Notice Doctor — checks whether your landlord’s Form 4A / Section 13 rent-increase notice is valid under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

Check property licence

Licence Checker — see whether your landlord needs an HMO or selective licence in your borough.

Browse tribunal awards

Reported Rent Repayment Order decisions and award amounts from the First-tier Tribunal.

Tribunals expect you to try internal resolution first

Raise a formal grievance

Generate the written complaint to submit to your employer.

Write a letter to your employer

Professional letters for asking questions, raising concerns, or demands.

Defend a disciplinary

Prepare your response if your employer starts a disciplinary process.

Challenge a redundancy

Question whether your redundancy was genuine or the process lawful.

Letter Before Action

A formal demand the court expects before you file. Many disputes settle here.

Statutory interest calculator

8% per year under s.69 County Courts Act 1984 — claimable on debts.

Bank complaint builder

PSR-aligned letter to your bank’s fraud team. 5 business days under the PSR scheme; 8 weeks under FCA DISP as a backstop.

Reading the bank’s final response

Decode whether the bank’s reasons hold up under PSR rules.

Log your old address — we watch Rightmove/Zoopla for re-lets within the 12-month Ground 1/1A restriction window.

Section 8 / Section 21 guide

What a valid possession notice looks like, ground-by-ground, with notice-period maths under the 2025 Act.

Draft the legal documents you'll submit to the tribunal

The official form that starts your tribunal case — pre-filled with your details.

Write your witness statement

Your account of events in the format a judge expects.

Calculate your losses

A full breakdown of every financial loss you're claiming — the schedule of loss.

Request your employment records

Force your employer to hand over every email and HR note via a SAR.

Send a costs warning letter

Warn your employer they risk paying your costs if they proceed to tribunal.

Build your case strategy

AI-generated plan covering your strongest arguments, risks, and recommended steps.

N1 claim form builder

Pre-filled N1 form + particulars of claim drafted from your facts. Use MCOL where possible.

Particulars of claim builder

Court-format narrative of what happened, what you want, and why — for each common claim type.

If a claim has been issued against you — draft your defence within 14 days.

FOS escalation guide

Step-by-step Ombudsman submission with AI Companion drafting alongside you: form, chronology, evidence index, rebuttal.

RRO application — RRO1

Pre-filled RRO1 application form for the First-tier Tribunal, witness statement and evidence bundle from your facts.

Rent increase referral

Form 4 referral to the First-tier Tribunal — Section 13 / Form 4A validity audit and comparable-rents helper.

Section 8 notice validity audit and ground-by-ground defence statement built from your facts.

Deep analysis of your case strength and likely outcome

Get a full case assessment

Your strengths, weaknesses, and realistic outcome at tribunal.

Predict your outcome

What a tribunal is likely to decide, based on your specific facts.

Analyse their ET3 response

Find every weakness in your employer's defence when they file their ET3.

Research your employer

Find how your employer has behaved in previous tribunal cases.

Review a settlement offer

Is the offer fair? Compare it against your calculated tribunal value.

Settlement evaluator (LBA stage)

Weigh a partial-payment offer against the time and stress of going to court.

Track allocation guide

Small claims, fast track, or multi-track? Affects costs recovery and procedure.

Tribunal awards research

See what comparable RRO cases were awarded by the First-tier Tribunal — calibrate your own claim.

Property Chamber procedure

How the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) hears RRO, Form 4, and possession matters — paper vs oral hearings.

Prepare for your hearing

Everything you need for the day of your tribunal

Write your skeleton argument

A structured legal argument submitted to the tribunal before your hearing.

Cross-examination questions

Questions to challenge your employer's witnesses at the hearing.

Organise your hearing bundle

The folder of documents the tribunal panel reads — yours must be ordered.

Negotiate a settlement

Track offers, counter-offers, and get guidance on when and how to settle.

What to bring, how to present yourself, and exactly what happens on the day.

Hearing prep — small claims

Hearings are informal and held in chambers. What to bring, how to present, what to expect.

Five enforcement methods (warrant, attachment, third-party debt, charging order, oral examination) — picks the right one.

Witness statement (housing)

First-tier Tribunal witness statement, formatted to Property Chamber expectations — built from your facts.

Renters’ Rights Act 2025 reference

The statute the Property Chamber reads from — sections, definitions, and how it amends the Housing Act 1988.

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Unlock the housing toolkit

RRO application pack £269, Rent Increase Challenge £67, or Possession Defence £229 — one-off, fixed fee, no commission.

Unlock the small claims toolkit

Letter Before Action, N1 claim form, witness statement and more — £49 one-off.

Unlock your Scam Refund case

PSR-aligned bank complaint with built-in FOS escalation, evidence bundle, deadline tracker, AI Companion — £49 one-off.

Unlock 14 more tools

ET1 claim form, witness statement, schedule of loss, case strategy and more — from £349 one-off.