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
- Protected & Statutory Tenancies
- Are you a tenant living in the private rented sector?
Harassment
General guidance
- Checklist for landlords
- Checklist for tenants
- Enforcement Powers - what can your Council do?
- Landlord Registration Scheme
- Model inventory of furnishings
- Model tenancy agreement
- Product Safety In Rented Accommodation
- Rent Control
- Statement of tenancy terms
- Template for a Rent Book
- Tenancy Deposit
- Top tips for landlords