Belfast council is pressing Stormont for rent controls protecting tenants from private landlords.
The local authority, currently the largest functioning democratic body in Northern Ireland, has agreed a Green Party proposal to press Stormont for rent controls on landlords following reports of spiralling property costs across the city.
At the recent full meeting of Belfast City Council, Green Party Councillor Mal O’Hara made a successful amendment to a council decision to accept powers for councils resulting from the Stormont Department for Communities Private Tenancies Act, 2022.
