Housing

NI Houses in Multiple Occupation

• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• What is a HMO?
• HMO Licensing Scheme
• View HMO Licence Register and open applications
• Applying for a HMO Licence
• Fees
• Licence conditions
• Landlords guide to tackling antisocial behaviour
• General HMO management
• Planning
• Overprovision
• Fit and proper person test
• Refusal
• Enforcement action
• Applying for a temporary exemption notice
• Removing, adding or substituting the managing agent of the HMO
• Vary the number of people who are authorised to occupy the HMO
• Landlord Registration Scheme
• Tenants’ rights and responsibilities
• Reporting antisocial behaviour

Pest control

• Our pest control service
• Advice about rats
• Mice
• Wasps
• Fleas
• Flies
• Wild pigeons
• Report a dead animal

High hedges

• Our high hedges service
• Criteria for complaints
• Information for high hedge owners
• Information for those who are affected by a high hedge
• Complain about a high hedge
• Choosing a tree surgeon

Garden safety

• Garden safety advice

Certificate of fitness

Homelessness

• What to do if you're homeless
• Help and advice

Japanese Knotweed

• What is Japanese Knotweed?
• Features of Japanese Knotweed
• Managing Japanese Knotweed
• Important information about Japanese Knotweed

Harassment and unlawful eviction

• Private tenants
• Harassment
• Unlawful eviction
• Notice from the landlord to quit your tenancy

Home heating

• Fuel stamp scheme
• How to take part
• Participating oil companies
• Guidelines for oil companies and retailers
• Other resources

Home safety

• Book a family home safety check
• Book a home safety check and repair visit for seniors
• Tumble dryers
• Fire safety
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Blind cord safety

Managing your tenancy

• Landlord registration
• Rent books
• The tenancy deposit scheme

Property inspections

• Property inspections during coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Inspections for tenants
• Inspections for landlords
• Gas appliances and flues
• Shared houses
• Energy performance certificate
• Other information

Tenancy deposit scheme

• What is a tenancy deposit scheme?
• Types of schemes
• Who runs the scheme?
• Enforcement