A legal requirement for landlords in Northern Ireland. No fixed renewal date, and here is who can do it, which properties it covers and what the law says.
There is no fixed renewal date. It is a standing duty that applies whenever the rules below are triggered, for example at the start of a tenancy.
A suitably competent person.
No. It applies to rented properties that are not HMOs, and built before 1945.
Private Tenancies (NI) Order 2006, Art 33: for a new tenancy of a dwelling built before 1945 with no certificate of fitness, apply to the council for a fitness inspection within 28 days of granting the tenancy. If it is unfit, the rent is controlled until a certificate is issued. Exempt: registered or licensed HMOs, and homes with an NIHE renovation grant in the last 10 years.
Written from the same rule Beamwise uses to track this for properties in Northern Ireland, last updated 15 Sept 2026. Rules change, so check the legislation named above or take professional advice before relying on it.
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