Letting rooms in your home

Letting or selling property

If you let, sell or manage housing, you must follow;

• the Disability Discrimination Act
• the Sex Discrimination Act
• the Race Relations Act

If you aren't sure,  get legal advice.

The Rent a Room scheme

The Rent a Room Scheme allows you to earn £7,500 a year tax-free from letting  furnished accommodation in your own home. To read more about the scheme, go to:

• The Rent a Room scheme

Renting rooms to tourists

If you let rooms in your home to tourists, you need to be certified by Tourism NI. Before you can let your home or rooms to tourists, Tourism NI will inspect your home. The certificate will last for four years. To read more, go to:

• Tourist accommodation certification

More useful links

• Safety at home
• How rent control is worked out
• Private renting