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Housing Rights sees two and a half times increase in the number of private tenants contacting them for advice about their landlord selling up

14 December 2020

In the past year, a local charity has seen a 2.5 fold increase in the number of people seeking help because their landlord is selling their home.

Housing Rights advice manager Brenda Parker stressed the importance of private renters understanding their rights, and not feeling pressured to move early just because the property is for sale.

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The ‘Perfect Storm’: The impact of Covid-19 on private renters in Northern Ireland

24 November 2020

A new report on the impact of Covid-19 on private renters in Northern Ireland is launched today. The research uses evidence from case records relating to clients who contacted Housing Rights during the period March-June 2020 and shows that those living in the private rented sector have been disproportionately affected, caught in the ‘perfect storm’ of low incomes (often as a result of job losses, furlough or reduced hours), job insecurity and tenure insecurity.

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Coronavirus, Legislation, Regulation, Research, Private Tenancies, Affordability

Boosting affordable housing

29 October 2020

Two new reports have been published by the Affordable Housing Commission: Making Housing Affordable After Covid-19 and A National Housing Conversion Fund: buying properties to boo

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Research, Affordability

Get advice if you're worried about your mortgage

27 July 2020
Image of Coronavirus Closeup, by Daniel Foster

With almost 2,500 redundancies proposed for Northern Ireland in June and economists predicting that Northern Ireland will continue to feel the effects of Coronavirus well into 2025, it stands to reason that many homeowners are likely to face difficulties with mortgage payments in the

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Coronavirus, Repossession, Affordability

ADVISER: Advocating for 13 week DHP when initial application rejected

1 July 2020

One of the most welcome local interventions to assist private renters who have lost income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the Housing Executive’s commitment to use the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme to restore vital welfare protections missing from Universal Credit.  Our advisers have been helping people to claim this assistance, but have come across a few incidences where the claimant isn’t

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Coronavirus, Private Tenancies, Affordability, Adviser

ADVISER: Vicars Relief Fund helps client establish their tenancy

19 May 2020

One of our advisers recently had a very positive outcome for a client who was looking forward to starting her new tenancy but quickly came up against a problem. 

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Money Matters, Affordability, Adviser

Rate rebate system scheduled downtime

7 May 2020

Land & Property Services has advised that its online rate rebate portal is unavailable between Monday 4 May and Monday 11 May. This is an annual occurence to allow for the uprating of claims.

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Benefits, Affordability

FCA measures to help indebted customers during lockdown

4 May 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made a number of changes which will give breathing space to people struggling with consumer debt during the lockdown. These temporary measures include assistance for people with overdrafts, credit cards, motor finance packages, payday loans and "buy now pay later" arrangements.

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Covid-19 Crisis brings Affordable Housing Commission recommendations into sharp focus

24 April 2020

The core messages of the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) should be given renewed focus in light of Covid-19, according to a statement on the AHC website. The Commission argues that the current crisis highlights the dangers of relying so heavily on the private rented sector to meet housing demand, pointing out that this sector often

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Mortgages and the impact of Coronavirus

3 April 2020

We've asked experienced housing debt adviser, Denise Callaghan, to look at some of the most important issues facing mortgage holders impacted by the coronavirus crisis. 

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Coronavirus, Repossession, Affordability

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