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PRS Conference November 2017 - Working Together for Positive Change

31 August 2017

Housing Rights, with support from TDS NI, will be holding it’s annual conference on private renting in Northern Ireland on Wednesday 15 November 2017, at the Skainos Centre, East Belfast. The conference will examine best practice for the private rented sector (PRS) across the UK and Ireland.

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Private Tenants’ Forum responds to Proposals for Change to the Private Rented Sector

7 April 2017

The Private Tenants’ Forum, a group of individuals who have experience of living in the private rented sector (PRS), has responded to the Department for Communities’ (DfC) recent consultation on Proposals for Change to the PRS in Northern Ireland. 

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Housing Rights response to proposals for the private rented sector

Consultation Response
April 2017

Housing Rights has responded to the Department for Communities’ consultation on the Proposals for Change in the Private Rented Sector. We welcome many of the proposals, but have suggested further refinement in some areas to strengthen their impact on the ground. 

 

PDF icon Housing Rights Response to the Review of the Private Rented Sector APR17.pdf

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Housing Rights responds to proposals for the private rented sector

3 April 2017

Housing Rights has responded to the Department for Communities’ consultation on the Proposals for Change in the Private Rented Sector.

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CAB Report: A state of disrepair – Why renters deserve a better deal

23 March 2017

A recent research report from Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) in England has called for improvements at government level which would better the lives of households living in the private rented sector (PRS) in England.  Whilst the research does not cover the experiences of those renting privately in Northern Ireland, the findings are of relevance and interest

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Housing in the 2017 Assembly Election manifestos

28 February 2017

With the Assembly election just days away, we’ve taken a look at the housing content of the main parties’ election manifestos.

Alliance

The Alliance manifesto has 39 pledges on housing, including the following:

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Preventing and Resolving Housing Disputes outside of Court

20 February 2017

‘Resolving Disputes outside of the Court System’ took place at the Inn of Court, Belfast on 15 February.  The event was set up in response to the Department for Communities’ Department’s newly published Private Rented Sector in Northern Ireland - Proposals for Change which is currently out for public consultation.  The consultation document includes a proposal to: “Examine the

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Housing Rights response to the Housing Executive’s draft Homelessness Strategy for 2017-2022.

Consultation Response
February 2017

Housing Rights is pleased to respond to the consultation on the Housing Executive’s draft Homelessness Strategy 2017-2022. The response is divided into two sections. The first section (points 1 to 5) focuses on each Objective specifically, and offers comment and suggestions on the actions contained under each Objective. The second section (point 6) considers the outcomes model of the Strategy, and makes several recommendations which aim to maximise the effectiveness of the outcomes model.

PDF icon Housing Rights Consultation Response to The Homelessness Strategy 2017-2022 (Feb 2017).pdf

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Housing Rights responds to the draft Homelessness Strategy

9 February 2017

Housing Rights has responded to the Housing Executive’s draft Homelessness Strategy for 2017-2022.

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Considering the proposals for change to the private rented sector in Northern Ireland

8 February 2017

Officials from the Department for Communities attended our Housing Advice Practitioner’s Forum, to elicit feedback from attendees on their proposals for change to the private rented sector in Northern Ireland.

During the meeting, Department officials outlined the main proposals, which relate to the following key areas:

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