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Training and events
Training and events … Build your professional skills and knowledge with our housing, homelessness and welfare training courses and events. …
When can an extra bedroom be allowed for overnight care?
When can an extra bedroom be allowed for overnight care? … The latest in a long line of appeals against the bedroom tax has just been heard in the Upper Tribunal in England. The case concerned a claimant (SD) who lived in a three-bedroom house. She …
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 …
Rental property standards
Rental property standards … Landlords are responsible for making sure rental properties meet minimum fitness and safety standards. This means you must follow certain laws to make sure the property is safe for your tenants. If your tenants think the …
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 …
How the appointment of a Receiver impacts on a private tenant
How the appointment of a Receiver impacts on a private tenant … During the property boom in Northern Ireland a large number of investment properties were purchased. These were subsequently rented out by the property owners. Many of these properties were …