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Landlords’ responsibilities
Rules that landlords must follow when letting out property and their obligations to tenants.
Responsibilities for maintenance of commercial properties
Division of responsibilities between landlords and tenants for maintenance and repair of commercial premises.
Health and safety responsibilities in rented business property
Who is responsible for health and safety duties for rented business premises.
Rental property health and safety
Landlords' health and safety responsibilities when letting property.
Alterations to rental properties
Issues to consider before you alter your rented business premises, such as planning permission, asbestos, and liability.
Trade effluent charges
Discharge of contaminated waste water other than normal sewerage into the sewer requires consent and is chargeable.
Energy performance in rented business property
Measures that landlords of commercial premises must take to comply with energy performance of building requirements.
Reduce water, sewerage and trade effluent costs
Limiting the amount of water you use will help to reduce water and sewerage bills for your business.
Water charges for businesses
Different types of water charges for Northern Ireland businesses, choosing a water company, and regulation of the water industry.
Understand your water and wastewater bills
How water and wastewater charges are calculated and how you are charged for water use and wastewater disposal.
Costs when renting commercial property
Financial commitments when renting business premises, including rent, bills and taxes.
Sewerage charges for businesses
The charges that businesses must pay for sewerage services.
Costs of buying business property
Financial considerations you should take into account when purchasing commercial premises.
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Landlords are required to protect the tenant's deposit in a scheme.
Register a house in multiple occupation
Houses rented to 3 or more unrelated people must be registered as an HMO.
Certificate of fitness for rental properties
To rent out a property, you must obtain a certificate of fitness from your local council.
Business property specification
Preparing a specification that sets out what you want when starting a search for commercial premises.
Advantages of renting commercial property
The business benefits of renting property can range from better cashflow to having more flexibility if you need to relocate your business in the future.
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.
Renting commercial property: practicalities
The costs, considerations and obligations of renting business property.