Commercial Property

Our Commercial Property Department effectively manages 394 commercial units. These include retail units, community groups and social enterprises, office suites, business units, transceiver sites and advertising hoardings.

Available Properties

We advertise our portfolio of currently available commercial properties on the Property News website.

To search for our commercial properties on Property News follow these steps:

  • Click on the tab called Commercial.
  • Click on the button properties for rent.
  • Search NIHE – all available properties.

Our objectives are to ensure:

  • maximum collection of all rents and charges
  • best use of all commercial units
  • the portfolio is managed effectively and at good value
  • commercial portfolio adds a social return for our estates and communities

Our main areas of work are listed below.

  • Lease management of our commercial tenants.
  • Arrears management and rent collection.
  • Advertising vacant units.
  • Making sure units are safe and compliant.
  • Agree terms for letting.
  • Negotiate and agree rent reviews.
  • Negotiate and agree lease renewals.
  • Regularly meet tenants to deal with issues like repairs and arrears.
  • Ensure that rental income is maximised and units are let.
  • Manage transceiver sites and advertising hoardings.
  • Carry out condition surveys of our properties (at least 100 each year).
  • Oversee scheme projects such as building and maintenance works.

If you would like more information you can contact the Commercial Property Department on tel. 028 9598 2372, email paul.claydon1@nihe.gov.uk or at the address:

1st Floor

9 Lanyon Place

Belfast

BT1 3LP