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The importance of an independent, tenure-neutral housing advice service for NI

21 December 2017

The Department for Communities (The Department) within their recent consultation- “A Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations” ask for views on a proposal to have an independent, tenure-neutral housing advice service for Northern Ireland (NI).

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Policy, Opinion

Housing; why is a key outcome missing from the Programme for Government Framework?

8 June 2016

Kate Ward, Housing Rights Policy and Practice Manager, discusses the need for housing to be prioritised as an outcome in the new Programme for Government Framework.

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Policy, Opinion, NI Assembly

John Armstrong: Getting Northern Ireland's houses in order

24 September 2015

John Armstrong is the Managing Director of the Construction Employers Federation (CEF). CEF represents the construction industry in Northern Ireland and has over 1,200 member companies.

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Social Tenancies, Opinion

Electrical Safety First to focus on NI’s Private Rented Sector

26 February 2015

Phil Buckle Director generalElectrical Safety First is a campaigning charity dedicated to preventing deaths, injuries and damage caused by electricity.

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Fitness, Private Tenancies, Opinion

How the major fall in house prices has impacted on homeowners in Northern Ireland

3 July 2014

The Centre for Housing Policy recently published ‘Financial Resilience and Security: Examining the Impact of Falling Housing Markets on Low Income Homeowners in Northern Ireland’.  This report was prepared by Alison Wallace, Anwen Jones and David Rhodes. Alison Wallace has kindly agreed to summarise the report for Housing Rights Service. 

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Repossession, Affordability, Opinion

Zoë Anderson, Start360 - Impact of housing cuts on the young

26 March 2014

Zoë Anderson is the Communications Manager at Start360. Start360 is the new name for Opportunity Youth and is Northern Ireland’s leading provider of support services to young people, adult offenders and families in the community, providing a range of services and interventions in the areas of health, justice and the economy.

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Looking to the future of dealing with Anti Social Behaviour

21 March 2014

Responses to the DSD proposals for a Housing (Anti Social Behaviour Bill) NI close on the 24 March 2014. Nicola McCrudden, Housing Rights Service Policy Manager, outlines her concerns about the content of these proposals.

The nature of anti social behaviour

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Social Tenancies, Policy, Homelessness, Opinion

A look behind housing statistics

13 February 2014

The Department for Social Development has released the latest housing statistics for Northern Ireland.  Policy Manager Nicola McCrudden looks at the numbers and the people behind them.

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Social Tenancies, Private Tenancies, Homelessness, Opinion

Fiona King - Housing rights and choices: What are the options?

28 January 2014

Fiona King is senior policy officer at Shelter Scotland and works on policy and legislation around homelessness, social housing, welfare and poverty based in the Edinburgh office.  Here, Fiona looks at the Housing Options model of homelessness advice, assistance and prevention and what this means in the Scottish context. 

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Opinion

Phil Morgan: Regulation and tenants - lessons from England

18 December 2013

Phil Morgan was Chief Executive of TPAS (England) for 10 years and developed the concept of tenant scrutiny. He then became Executive Director of Tenant Services at the Social Housing Regulator and cowrote the Regulatory Framework including the requirements on tenant scrutiny and involvement. Phil is currently an independent consultant, commentator and speaker.

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Social Tenancies, Opinion

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