With a growing number of people living in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is calling for all landlords and letting agents to be licensed.
A recent poll shows the majority of CIH members in Northern Ireland, which includes people who work in both social and private rented housing, are in favour of introducing landlord licensing, with 83% of respondents stating that the move is the right way forward as part of wider efforts to build on professional and well-managed private rented housing.
There are currently around 90,000 private tenancies covered by landlord registration in Northern Ireland. The landlords of these properties get written information and support about their duties and responsibilities, but the CIH in Northern Ireland believes that good practice in housing management can be further “promoted and achieved through licensing and training”, according to Nicola McCrudden, CIH director for Northern Ireland.
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