News

If you were unable to make it along to the General Meeting on 24 January 2018 we now have a copy of the speakers notes. Do you know how to keep on the right side of the law with a problematic tenant???

HMRC’s online e-learning course, ‘Letting out a property’ provides guidance on property lettings, which you can refer to at any time. Make sure you get the help you need…..

View the Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin Here

Universal Credit will be introduced for new claims on a phased geographical basis across Northern Ireland from September 2017 to December 2018. More information……

The introduction of Universal Credit is the most significant change to the welfare system in generations. Therefore in line with measures aimed at ensuring claimants receive either more or earlier access to their payments, announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget (2017), the Department for Communities has decided to extend the Northern Ireland roll out to complete in December 2018. The revised rollout schedule is included in this news article.

The introduction of Universal Credit is the most significant change to the welfare system in
generations and I look forward to working with you to ensure that it continues to be
implemented successfully in Northern Ireland in the coming weeks and months.
Please contact universalcreditcommunications@communities-ni.gov.uk if you have any questions

The final Housing Market Symposium Report has now been published online on the DfC website and can be accessed via the link provided in the news article

LANI response to BCC Waste Management proposals

Under the new EU data protection legislation GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) that will replace the Data Protection Act 1998, individuals including tenants will be issued greater protection. The introduction of the new legislation will affect the method that landlords and letting agents are able to collect and use tenants’ data. Know your responsibilities…