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Renters' Voice

Renters' Voice is a group of people who rent privately in Northern Ireland. We work to influence landlords, politicians and government.

About Renters' Voice

Renters’ Voice is a group for people who rent from a private landlord or through a letting agent in Northern Ireland. Our experience of renting motivates us to create change by campaigning for improvements across the private rental sector:
 

  • we speak out to influence public and political discussions;
  • we ask to be involved in relevant decision making;
  • we empower other renters to create change.  


As well as being a strong voice for renters in NI, we want to embed a culture of tenant participation among decision makers.

Renters’ Voice is supported by Housing Rights and funded by the Community Foundation Northern Ireland, but our voice is our own.

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Renters' Voice blog

Read our news and policy updates

Renters’ Rights Act and what it could mean in Northern Ireland

The Renters’ Rights Act has recently received Royal Assent in Westminster and will be implemented in England from 1st May 2026.

Woman holding keys

A place to call home: Renters' Voice campaign to ban no-fault evictions

As part of our campaign to change things, Renters' Voice has created a short animation depicting no-fault evictions and calling on the government to ban them

Person standing at doorway, there is an eviction notice sign on the door

Heating on, blankets, warm clothes, and I’m still feeling the chill

Despite efforts to heat our homes over winter, many of our members have experienced inside temperatures dropping to unsafe levels. We believe this is a result of low-quality housing in the private rented sector.

hands of person beside radiator checking how much money is in purse

Renters' Voice response to draft Programme for Government 2024-27

Read our response to the draft Programme for Government 2024-07.                                                                                                

Parliament Buildings Stormont

Renters’ Voice briefs Committee for Communities on Private Rented Sector reform

Renters’ Voice was recently invited to Stormont to share our private renting experiences with MLAs.                                           

Renters' Voice members at Stormont

Notice to quit period exceptions survey response

Read our response to the Chartered Institute of Housing's period exceptions survey

Row of terraced houses

Cost of living crisis survey

Renters' Voice survey finds the crisis has severely impacted private tenants and government action is sorely needed. 

Image shows a wallet with money, money box and a house with an increasing arrow

No-fault’ eviction survey findings

We have published the findings from our 'no fault' evictions survey. You can read the findings here. 

A paper copy of an eviction notice

The Private Rented Sector: When homelessness is knocking on your door

On Wednesday 20 November Renters’ Voice, along with local, Scottish and Finnish housing experts, presented at Housing Rights annual Private Rented Sector (PRS) conference.

Renters' Voice members

Notice to quit campaign

Our biggest campaign so far is about private tenants in Northern Ireland getting more security to stay in their homes.

Many private renters in Northern Ireland can be asked to leave their homes in just 28 days without there needing to be a reason.

We have been telling those in power that this needs to change and campaigning for an end to 'no fault' evictions, or at the very least 6 months notice for private tenants when they are asked to leave their homes.

What 6 months means to us:

Without six months notice the reality is that it become a case of finding a house, any house, regardless of suitability. It means potential debt in raising the money necessary to fund the move.

Without six months noticed I am faced with a scramble to find any accommodation, regardless of the condition, how unreasonable the contract terms or how unsuitable it is for me family.