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Major new review of the Private Rented Sector in England highlights challenges for a complex and evolving sector

12 September 2018


Dr Julie Rugg and David Rhodes from the centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, launched a review called, ‘The Evolving Private Rented Sector: Its Contribution and Potential’. It was funded by the Nationwide Foundation, and released on Monday 10th September.

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Research Finds Almost Half of Tenants Who Complain About Landlords Are Subjected to Retaliatory Evictions.

29 August 2018

Citizens Advice have recently published a report unveiling the extent of so-called ‘retaliatory evictions’ within the private rental sector.

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Outside NI, Regulation, Private Tenancies, Landlord

Top tips for students thinking about renting privately

16 August 2018

As students across Northern Ireland get their ‘A’ level results many will be thinking about moving out of home for the first time.

Many students choose to rent privately, which can be a daunting experience for any first time renter. Our Advice Service Manager, Catherine Feely says:

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Top tips for students thinking about renting privately

16 August 2018

As students across NI get their “A” level results, local charity Housing Rights has come up with handy tips for anyone thinking about renting privately.

Many students heading off to College or University will choose to rent privately.  The sector has grown rapidly in recent years and 21% of households now rent their homes.

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Members Invited to Next Meeting of Housing Practitioner's Forum

20 July 2018

Keeping our members up-to-date with the latest information on housing legislation, policy and practice is an important part of the work of Housing Rights and a key function of the Policy and Practice Team within Housing Rights.

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Regulation, Social Tenancies, Private Tenancies

NERI report on Housing Provision in NI – living standards and poverty

17 May 2018

The Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) recently published a working paper assessing the sufficiency and affordability of housing in Northern Ireland and the implications which housing costs have for living standards.

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Findings from the Housing Executive Private Tenants Survey 2016

27 March 2018

The Housing Executive recently published their findings from the 2016 Private Tenants Survey. A total of 144 privately renting tenants across Northern Ireland gave their views and experiences of renting across a range of topics including rights as a tenant, affordability, satisfaction, and future regulation. This survey has previously been carried out in 2006 and 2012.

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JRF report proposes policy incentives to improve the PRS in England

9 March 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) released a report in March 2018 that sets out three options for using incentives to improve the private rented sector in England for people living in poverty.

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Placing homeless households in the private sector: Housing Rights’ position

7 December 2017

In the recently launched consultation on social housing allocations, the Department for Communities made 20 proposals. We consider one of the biggest of these: allowing the Housing Executive to discharge “Full Duty Applicant” (FDA) homeless households into the private rented sector.

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Social Tenancies, Private Tenancies, Policy, Homelessness, Affordability

Private rented conference Report – Working Together For Positive Change Report

23 November 2017

Housing Rights, with support from TDS NI, held their fourth annual conference on the private rented sector on 15th November 2017 at the Skainos Centre, in Belfast.

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