AQW 42909/11-15

Mrs Dolores Kelly
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Upper Bann

Tabled Date: 26/02/2015
Answered On Date: 03/03/2015
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development (i) whether there are any accredited courses for private landlords in Northern Ireland; if so (ii) how many landlords have been accredited; and (iii) whether there are plans to use to the landlord registration fee to subsidise accreditation costs.

Answer:

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) offer an accredited course for private landlords in Northern Ireland.

104 private landlords have been awarded either a “Level 2 Award for Landlords” or a “Level 2 Award in Letting and Managing Residential Property”.

There are no current plans to use to the landlord registration fee to subsidise accreditation costs as the fee is being used to recoup the setting up and running costs of the Landlord Registration Scheme.