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What causes homelessness and rough sleeping?
What causes homelessness and rough sleeping? … Three related reports published in March 2019 by Alma Economics and commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government along with the Department for Work and Pensions, seek to review …
Eviction in Northern Ireland: Proper process and involvement of authorities
Eviction in Northern Ireland: Proper process and involvement of authorities … A much commented-on forced eviction in Dublin has resulted in “an urgent lesson learned report” from An Garda Síochána , a criminal damage investigation and a request for an …
Deposit protection for joint tenants
Deposit protection for joint tenants … Lead tenants in joint tenancies If the tenancy agreement is a joint agreement, the deposit for the property is regarded as one deposit, even if it is composed of individual payments from different tenants. Each …
Guarantor advice and tips
Guarantor advice and tips … Know what you are responsible for Read the guarantor agreement before you sign it. Make sure you understand what you are agreeing to. Before signing ask for a copy of the guarantor agreement a copy of the tenancy agreement …
Myths about housing in Northern Ireland
Myths about housing in Northern Ireland … Foreign nationals’ rights to access housing Only 1.6% of people housed in Housing Executive properties in 2012/13 selected their ethnic origin as African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Mixed …
Renters’ Voice research shows impact of cost of living crisis on private renters
Renters’ Voice research shows impact of cost of living crisis on private renters … Renters’ Voice carried out a survey in October 2022 to find out how the cost of living crisis has impacted private renters. We followed this up with another survey in …
Housing Rights awarded funding for new programme
Housing Rights awarded funding for new programme … Housing Rights is one of six organisations who have each received £25,000 from the Community Foundation’s Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness programme. The money will fund a new housing and …
PRESS RELEASE: Vital fund to prevent homelessness at risk of running out
PRESS RELEASE: Vital fund to prevent homelessness at risk of running out … Leading housing advice charity, Housing Rights has expressed deep concern about the risk of homelessness to people renting their home from private landlords, following news that a …
Changes to Rate Rebate applications make it easier for private tenants to get help with paying rates
Changes to Rate Rebate applications make it easier for private tenants to get help with paying rates … Tenants and homeowners entitled to Universal Credit can apply for a Rate Rebate . Rate Rebate is a benefit that can help people to pay rates. When …