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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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Another landlord fined £20K+ for issuing "sham" licence agreements

9 December 2019

Tower Hamlets council has successfully prosecuted a landlord for offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Practices Regulations 2008.

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Right to rent doesn’t apply in Northern Ireland. Here’s what landlords need to know…

12 November 2019

The “right to rent” is a policy in England that makes it criminal offence to rent a property to someone who doesn’t have permission to live in the UK. 

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PRS2018 Conference Report: Changes, challenges and collaborations

26 November 2018
Graphic from Karly Greene's presentation

Housing Rights held its annual conference on the private rented sector on 21 November. This year’s conference was sponsored by TDS NI and focused on changes, challenges and collaborations in the sector. The day was grouped into four themes:

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Benefits, Regulation, Research, Private Tenancies, Welfare Reform, Policy, Landlord

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

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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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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Private Tenancies, Policy, Landlord

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 Tenancies, Policy, Landlord

First landlord licensing prosecution in Wales

8 June 2017

A Welsh landlord has been fined £4,400 and costs for failing to comply with the landlord licensing requirements of Rent Smart Wales.

“Rent Smart Wales” and landlord licensing

Since 23rd November 2016, a system of landlord registration and licensing has operated in Wales. All private landlords in Wales must be registered; in addition to this, all private landlords – or agents who act on their behalf – must be licensed in order to let private property in Wales. 

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Regulation, Private Tenancies, Landlord

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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Fitness, Private Tenancies, Policy, Affordability, Landlord

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