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Tips for surviving a student rental
Tips for surviving a student rental … Setting up home for the first time can be both exciting and daunting. Students moving away from home have the option of either: going into student accommodation — such as halls of residence, or finding private rented …
Our people: Kerry Logan
Our people: Kerry Logan … Kerry gives us an insight into her role, and why she finds it so rewarding. What does your job entail? “I coordinate our policy and participation work at Housing Rights. The experience of the people who contact Housing Rights for …
Response to draft housing supply strategy
Response to draft housing supply strategy … The strategy’s commitment to collaboration, which has been carried through from the last strategy, is welcome. However, in Housing Rights view this section needs significant strengthening to make it both more …
The hidden cost of private renting in Northern Ireland
The hidden cost of private renting in Northern Ireland … The majority of letting agencies contacted in the survey charge additional fees which include charges for general administration costs; tenancy deposit protection costs; credit checking fees (for …
Alternative dispute resolution in the private rented sector
Alternative dispute resolution in the private rented sector … In Northern Ireland, the Department for Communities (DfC) has proposed the concept of an independent housing panel as a method of alternative dispute resolution in the private rented sector …
Falling Behind: Local housing allowance
Falling Behind: Local housing allowance … Almost 9 out of 10 of rental properties are out of reach for people receiving Housing Benefit with the research showing that as little as 12% of properties in the sector would have their rent fully covered by the …
Preventing and alleviating homelessness in the face of Covid-19
Preventing and alleviating homelessness in the face of Covid-19 … As COVID-19 continues to impact people across Northern Ireland, our advice teams are dealing with increasing demand for support and advice from people worried about their housing situation …
Preventing homelessness and sustaining tenancies in the private rented sector: scoping project
Preventing homelessness and sustaining tenancies in the private rented sector: scoping project … There is a pressing need to improve service delivery in the area of tenancy sustainment for low income PRS households. This scoping project aims to provide a …
Using the private rented sector to discharge the statutory duty to homeless households
Using the private rented sector to discharge the statutory duty to homeless households … Housing Rights believes however that the sub sector of the private rented sector which would typically be accessible to homeless households provides neither an …