What this covers
Why you need it
The power to require it comes from The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Northern Ireland primary legislation made by Order in Council.
What the Order carries
What our graph holds for The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 as a whole — the Order behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 12
- Penalties
- 1
- Exemptions
- 1
Duties on businesses under the Order
- Give tenant written notice within 28 days of changing a tenancy term art.4B
- Provide prescribed notice to tenant within 28 days of granting tenancy art.4A
- Protect tenancy deposits in an approved scheme and provide required information to tenants art.5B
- Provide a written rent receipt for cash payments from tenants art.5
- Keep your rental property and its installations in good repair art.7
- Take proper care of your rental property and keep it in good decorative order art.8
… and 6 more business duties in the same Order.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Fail to give information to rent assessment committee
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Controlled tenancies exempt from 12-month rent increase restriction — The tenancy is a controlled tenancy as defined in Article 40(4) of the Order
Read our full dossier on The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
Who issues it
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.