PRS 2025: When everyone has a home – the private rented sector and homelessness prevention

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Please email events@housingrights.org.uk to be put on the PRS Conference 2025 waiting list.

Our annual landmark conference

Join us for Housing Rights’ flagship conference focused on strengthening the private rented sector to ensure it provides a home for the many renters living there. With the evolving housing landscape, the conference this year will also have a specific focus on how the sector can best respond to increasing housing need and support those renters at risk of homelessness.

The event will explore both the challenges and emerging solutions within the private rented sector in Northern Ireland and in other jurisdictions.

Hear from expert speakers from Northern Ireland and further afield, including voices from within the private rented sector itself. We’ll examine current pressures on the housing market and consider what prevention might look like in practice.

The programme features expert-led presentations, engaging panel discussions, and interactive workshops designed to spark dialogue and share practical insights.

Hybrid Format

Our conference will take a hybrid format. This will enable delegates to attend either in-person or virtually.

Price

Housing Rights members: £120

Non-members: £145

Discounted rates are available for group bookings. Contact Lauren for information. 

Bursaries

We recognise the important role that people in the private rented sector can play in shaping the sector and are keen to have their input into our conference. A limited number of bursaries are available thanks to the support of our headline sponsor Tenancy Deposit Scheme Northern Ireland.

Contact Lauren for further information and to avail of a bursary. 

Sponsors

We would like to thank our sponsors for enabling us to deliver this event: 

Headline sponsor: Tenancy Deposit Scheme Northern Ireland

Workshop sponsor: Electrical Safety First

Who should attend?

• Private renters
• Landlords and service providers
• Political representatives
• Government officials & other policy makers
• Housing First providers

Speakers:

• Chair, Professor Paddy Gray, OBE
• David Polley, Department for Communities
• Jordan Buchanan, PropertyPal
• Julie Rugg, University of York
• Renters' Voice
• Kevin Cunningham, Trinity College Dublin
• James Mullaney, Crisis
• Luke Arundel, Centre for Homelessness Impact
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Kellie Armstrong MLA, Alliance Party
• Mark H Durkan MLA, Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Gerry Carroll MLA, People Before Profit
• Colm Gildernew MLA, Sinn Féin