Housing & homelessness advice, advocacy, mediation and representation services
Housing RightsAcross Northern Ireland
Type of support for people
- Information and advice
Help offered for organisations
- Information and advice
Our current services to individuals and families are available throughout Northern Ireland and include:
• A housing helpline which offers advice on housing and homelessness issues.
• Undertaking advocacy and legal representation on behalf of people with housing problems.
• Our public information website www.housingadviceNI.org where advice on housing and homelessness can also be accessed via email and live chat.
• A Landlord Advice helpline and email advice service, offering free confidential advice for landlords in NI with Housing related queries.
• A free Mediation Service for tenants and landlords who are privately renting
• Providing client based comment to influence the development of relevant public policy and legislation.
If you are experiencing issues with housing/homelessness or work with those who are, get in touch with us for free and confidential advice.
Our housing helpline can be contacted on 028 9024 5640 option 4.
Our digital advice which is available via email and live chat on Housing Advice NI https://www.housingadviceni.org/housing-mediation-northern-ireland These services are open Monday-Friday 9:30-16:30.
Our landlord helpline can be contacted on 028 9024 5640 option 5. You can also get advice via email on Landlord Advice NI https://www.landlordadviceni.org/landlord-contact-form These services are open Monday-Friday 9:30-14:30.
Our housing mediation service can be contacted on 028 9024 5640 option 6. You can also apply online https://www.housingadviceni.org/resolving-disputes-private-tenancies or for more information email mediation@housingrights.org.uk This service is open Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00

Housing Rights
Housing Rights
Other services available
Operating in the following council areas:
- Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
- Ards and North Down Borough Council
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
- Belfast City Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
- Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
- Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
- Mid Ulster District Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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