Updated September 2016.

Renting privately has become the default option for an increasingly diverse range of households in Northern Ireland, including students, young professionals, families and increasingly many vulnerable households with varying social needs.

This resource will examine the key stages of a tenancy including:

• preparing to become a landlord or tenant,
• taking on a tenancy,
• affordability and rates liability,
• rights and responsibilities, and
• ending the tenancy.