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Remove your rubbish responsibly – HMO Clearances
The Council have once again informed LANI that officials will be paying particular attention to rubbish discharged by anyone in the back entry’s of their streets in the annual end of year clear out . We understand that Prosecution notices will be issued to offenders...
Belfast Telegraph HMO Article – Council rejects lawyer’s accusation of a “blanket ban” on student houses
This was an article in the Belfast Telegraph over the weekend in relation to the accusation that the Belfast City Council were operating a Blanket Ban by turning down HMO Properties in Belfast...
Rent Control in NI – Have your say – Complete the survey NOW This feeds into Gov research on this important topic
The Chartered Institute of Housing are currently conducting research on behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC) on the regulation of rent in the private rented sector (PRS) in Northern Ireland (NI). This work involves reviewing and analysing existing evidence...
Thinking of making energy performance improvements… Why not take a look at NISEP
The Northern Ireland Sustainable Energy Programme (NISEP) is a programme provded by the Energy Saving Trust for Sustainable Energy on behalf of the Utility Regulator. This fund is collected from both domestic and commercial electricity customers through a public...
Phoenix Gas – Fuel of the future? – Gas networks pathway to net-zero
At our recent General Meeting we had a very informative presentation on The future of Gas and how Gas networks are working towards supporting a net zero future The document at link below outlines the Gas Networks pathway to net-zero in a consumer friendly and...
Online Training for Landlords on Preventing Homelessness
The Homelessness Prevention Forum have launched their Homelessness Prevention Training Tool. The training on how to prevent homelessness and recognise the signs of those at risk has some useful tips for landlords and can be taken as a full course or dipped into as...
LANI General Meeting Wednesday 25 May 2022 – Inheritance Tax and Landlords
The next LANI General Meeting has been organised for Wednesday 25th May at 7.30pm in Harlequins, Belfast. The topic will be Inheritance Tax and landlords. With an IHT tax rate of 40 per cent and the lifetime exemption unchanged for many years at £325,000, increasing...
The Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 received Royal Assent on 27 April 2022.
The Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 received Royal Assent on 27 April 2022. The Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 makes changes to the Private Tenancies Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. Not all changes will come in at the same time. The only...
Private Tenancies Bill (NI) with NI Notice to Quit period Updates
We were pleased to welcome Janet Hunter CEO of the Housing Rights Service along to our March LANI Meeting where she gave us an update on the Private Tenancies Bill. Members can read through the iminent change to the Notice to Quit which will come into force on 5th of...
Housing Mediation Service for the Private Rented Sector
We were pleased to welcome Laura the Practice Manager of The Housing Mediation Service to our recent General Meeting who outlined who can use the service, how it works and what kind of disputes mediation can help with. HOUSING MEDIATION SERVICE FOR THE PRIVATE RENTED...