Pest control

We offer a professional pest control service to privately owned residential properties and homes rented from a range of landlord tenures such as housing associations and private landlords. We provide a professional service for advice and treatment including measures to prevent and control the problem

Our Pest Control Service also offers smoke testing of drains to investigate rodent and odour complaints.

Statutory action can also be taken against owner(s) or occupier(s) that fail to take adequate preventative measures to stop their properties becoming infested with rats or mice.

You can also use a commercial pest control company to get rid of pests. We would recommend that the public ensure they use a reputable company which is a member of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) or the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA).

Charges 

Where a householder is a tenant or an owner occupier and the household is in receipt of income related benefits* then the service will be free (see list below)

Householders will be asked to show proof of qualifying documentation.

Relevant benefits

Income-related benefit means:

• Universal Credit under the Welfare Reform (NI) Order 2015
• State Pension Credit under the State Pension Credit Act (NI) 2002
• Income Support under Section 123 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act 1992
• Housing Benefit under Section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act 1992
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance under the Jobseeker’s (NI) Order 1995
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance under the Welfare Reform Act (NI) 2007
• Working Tax Credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002