Private renting
Guidance on different topics about private renting can be found at nidirect.
Topics include:
- Tenancy Deposit schemes
- Landlord Registration Scheme
- renting a home privately
- different types of rented accommodation
- private rent and tenancies
- health and safety in rented accommodation
- renting a room
- repairing your home: private tenants
- living in shared accommodation
- problems with your landlord - how the council can help
Private sector housing assistance
Support for repair and improvement in the private housing sector in Northern Ireland is currently delivered by grant aid. Arrangements for grants are contained in legislation, namely the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 and the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
Guidance for landlords and tenants
Repairs
Private tenancies
- A guide for private landlords and tenants
- Advice for landlords
- Advice for tenants - includes advice in Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak
- Protected & Statutory Tenancies
- Are you a tenant living in the private rented sector?
Harassment
General guidance
- Template for a Rent Book
- Model tenancy agreement
- Statement of tenancy terms
- Model inventory of furnishings
- Top tips for landlords
- Enforcement Powers - what can your Council do?
- Product Safety In Rented Accommodation
- Landlord Registration Scheme
- Rent Control
- Tenancy Deposit