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The Perfect Storm: The impact of Covid-19 on renters
The Perfect Storm: The impact of Covid-19 on renters … More than anything, this research shows that the pandemic and subsequent lockdown has affected households in all manner of ways, but that those living in the private rented sector have been …
Letting fees in Northern Ireland
Letting fees in Northern Ireland … Housing Rights has produced extensive policy briefings on letting fees. In 2013, we conducted a mystery shopping exercise across the 40 letting agents in Northern Ireland . Our exercise confirmed that tenants across …
A welcome judicial review decision on intimidation points
A welcome judicial review decision on intimidation points … The High Court has allowed a judicial review into the Housing Executive’s decision not to award intimidation points to a homeless applicant. Background to application for judicial review The …
Kate McCauley appointed as Housing Rights new Chief Executive
Kate McCauley appointed as Housing Rights new Chief Executive … Housing Rights Executive Committee are delighted to announce the appointment of Kate McCauley as the organisation’s new Chief Executive. Kate’s career has been dedicated to protecting and …
Changes to the private rented sector from 1 April 2023
Changes to the private rented sector from 1 April 2023 … The Private Tenancies Act received royal assent in April 2022. It created new notice to quit rules for landlords and tenants. The act contains other changes to the private rented sector, however, …
Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement … This accessibility statement refers to housingrights.org.uk. It does not apply to any third-party sites we use. To make our website as easy to use as possible for every person who visits we use version 2.1 of the Web Content …
No DSS: Court says policy is unlawful
No DSS: Court says policy is unlawful … So-called 'No DSS (Department for Social Security)' policies have never been successfully challenged in court before as the defendants generally settle, with a number of such settlements receiving media attention …
Getting advice when needing to sell
Getting advice when needing to sell … Due to a change in her finances Amy could no longer afford to keep the property that she had been letting out. She told her tenants about the sale and they started to look for somewhere else to live. Amy wanted to …
Helping a destitute person with homelessness
Helping a destitute person with homelessness … A vulnerable person who is destitute should contact the Housing Executive for help. But the Housing Executive cannot help if the person has no recourse to public funds. Social services may have a limited …
Homelessness help for young people
Homelessness help for young people … Social services and the Housing Executive should work together when a person aged 16 or 17 presents as homeless. The Housing Executive can assess a 16 or 17-year-old for homelessness. But if social services provide …