Our services

The Department of Building and Housing assists everyone involved with buildings, whether they build, own, live or work in them.
We offer a range of information and other services related to building and housing, including help with resolving disputes:

• Tenancy – Landlords who let residential properties and tenants who rent their homes.
• Building – Building law and regulations, and how to comply with them when building, renovating and maintaining homes and buildings.
• Licensing - Making sure that electrical workers and building practitioners are competent and accountable.
• Weathertightness – Designing and building weathertight homes, and help with weathertight problems.
• Sector information – Building and housing-related information, trends and statistics.