Housing Executive and most housing association tenants can now use a free online service to look for suitable homes that are available for exchange. Gerry Flynn, Housing Executive Director of Housing explained: ‘HomeSwapper is the UK’s largest and most successful home swap service.  It’s now free to all Housing Executive tenants and most Northern Ireland housing association tenants and is an easy...

In order to get the most out of being landlord, you need to make sure you treat your tenants fair and keep them happy so they want to stay for a long time. There are steps you can take to be a successful landlord and some pitfalls to be aware of so that it doesn’t end up causing you more...

Landlords be aware of new Legislation in Northern Ireland affecting you. You are ultimately responsible for compliance with the legislation and not your agent. The Landlord Association of Northern Ireland is holding a meeting for landlords and agents to learn more about the Tenancy Deposit Scheme on Wednesday 16 January 2013 at 7.30pm in Wellington Park Hotel 21, Malone Road, Belfast.   If you...

List your property for rent with Pinkerton Murray before 31st October 2012 and receive a FREE £215 voucher for Venture Photography. Also included is a free portrait sitting at the studio! Contact a member of the Pinkerton Murray Lettings Team on (028) 91 479393 for further information.

If you are a first time property owner or landlord then the number one question that may be on your mind is how much you should charge for rent. Whether you are renting out a room, a house, or an apartment the amount that you should charge is the golden ticket decision, because the result of your decision is going...

As part of the government’s programme of welfare reform, from the 1st of January next year single people aged from 25 to 34 who rent from a private landlord will only be entitled to the Housing Benefit shared accommodation rate irrespective of the size of accommodation actually rented.  The shared accommodation rate is based on the level of local rents for...

While landlord insurance from a provider such as Simple Landlord Insurance can help you when things go wrong, developing a good relationship with your tenant is vital for the prevention and early detection of problems. Being on good terms with your tenant can also give you a variety of other benefits. 1) Increase Your Financial Security A happy tenant is usually a good...

WITH EFFECT FROM 30 JUNE 2011: Landlords have to give longer term private rented sector tenants a longer notice to quit period (see the Departments leaflet “Are you a tenant living in the private rented sector?”). Longer term tenants have to give landlords a longer notice to quit period. Councils have a specific power to enter a private dwelling house for the...