Leave your home in your will to Shelter

The housing emergency is devastating lives across the country. Over 17 million people are forced to live in dangerous, unstable, or unaffordable housing.

It doesn't have to be this way. We need the kind of change that will define a new era – one where everyone has a safe, stable home.

Leave your home in your will to Shelter and make real, lasting change happen.

The impact your home could make

We believe that a safe home is a fundamental right.

But right now, over 117,000 households are homeless in temporary accommodation in England – and over 3,800 people sleep rough on any given night.

By leaving your home to Shelter, you're defending the right to safe home and giving families real change.

Your generous gift could help to provide vital advice for people in urgent need, supporting families to find a stable home and protecting people from exploitation. It could fuel campaigns for housing rights and galvanise a movement to end the housing emergency – for good.

Sireena looks out of the window of her flat

If I didn’t have Shelter, I would still be in that emergency accommodation with cockroaches running up and down the walls. Just knowing even though I’m in this bad situation, I'm not in this bad situation alone because I’ve got Shelter, it has helped so much.
- Sireena

How your home helps

How to leave your home in your will

Key considerations

Important things to consider before leaving your home in your will.

Key considerations

Prepare to write your will

See the steps you'll need to take to write your will and track your progress with our downloadable checklist.

Prepare to write your will

Write your will for free

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Contact us

If you have any questions about leaving your home in your will to Shelter, we're here to help. Please contact our Gifts in Wills team on 0344 515 1617 or at legacies@shelter.org.uk