Few ‘quick wins’ available on housing, says Ires Reit chief
Dublin-listed company intends to sell 315 apartments over three to five years as part of a capital recycling programme
Renting
Majority of calls to housing charity concerned about tenancy being ended
Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income
I’ll soon have a second house. How do I tell my friend who just had to move back in with her parents?
Tell Me About It: I feel awful for my friend in her situation and don’t want her to feel like I’m rubbing her nose in it
Berlin presents proposals to seize corporate property holdings
Residents have backed grassroots plan to force landlords with more than 3,000 flats to sell their holdings to the city
‘Woo, the tenants are going today’: Landlord who allegedly banged bowl with spoon ordered to pay €8,000
RTB tribunal found notices of termination for of anti-social behaviour were invalid
Disabled man made homeless after bringing subletting issue to rental watchdog
Locks changed and belongings removed after he sought refund on overpaid rent, he said
Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter
Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP
How to buy your home from your landlord
With new rules for landlords coming next year, tenants interested in buying should get their ducks in a row
Crackdown on short-term lets: property owners and politicians push back
Concerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental market
Residential Tenancies Board to seek extra €5m funding ahead of rental market reforms
RTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controls
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Apartments with fewer windows sound okay, until you live in one
We might accept new apartment standards if the minister or developers traded in their homes to rent one
Irish rents rise by 115% since 2010, more than four times EU average
Eurostat report highlights rapid rise in cost of renting here since depths of financial crisis
If long-term renting is such a good solution, why don’t more politicians do it?
The rent squeeze is hitting the most well-off tenants - 14% of them pay over 30% of their income on rent, versus 3% in other countries
From India to Ireland: ‘The first day I came to Dublin, I felt like I’m home, like I belong’
Sumyrah Khan moved from Chennai in India in 2021
Private rental sector has lost more than 43,000 properties over past five years
Ireland’s ‘stringent rent controls’ have led investors to seek more favourable markets in recent years, according to Sherry Fitzgerald
Value of sanctions against Irish landlords for breaches reaches highest rate, RTB figures show
Investigation finds extensive overcrowding at multiple properties with mattresses laid on floors
I am quite good with money. I know exactly how to spend it all
Sacrificing life’s small joys to save cash is hard when you’re not sure it will be enough to get you the most modest of homes
‘A load of bull’ that Sinn Féin is on the side of working people, Tánaiste says
Simon Harris claims Sinn Féin is the ‘wealthiest party’ and property owner in the Dáil
Rent pressure zone changes will be painful for tenants, Central Bank warns
US tariffs threaten to punch €18bn hole in public finances in extreme scenario
Rent Pressure Zones could be in place across country by Friday, Dáil told
Opposition hit out at rental reforms as ‘ramshackle, haphazard, back-of-the-envelope’ proposals
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne says
Minister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extended
Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing houses
Students should not be ‘inadvertently disadvantaged’ by the new regime, says spokesman for James Lawless
Landlords rail against rent control reforms
Tenants and property owners find themselves in an unlikely alliance in opposing proposed reforms – albeit for different reasons
The housing crisis could erode Ireland’s middle class to a point of collapse
It’s a profound insult to our national dignity that so many people no longer feel they have any prospect of owning their own home
Political nerves jangle over rent reforms: ‘We’re out defending something without any real evidence it’s going to make a difference’
Some in the Coalition parties fear the costs could outweigh the gains regarding changes to rent pressure zones regime while others point to the longer-term electoral picture
Irish investor group targets Polish rental sector
Domestic market in flux amid fresh round of planned reforms
The Government is finally showing some political courage in tackling the housing crisis
The most worrying feature of the Coalition’s first six months in office has been the impression of drift. This is a step in the right direction
One in five Irish consumers seeking a house to rent or buy
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland says figures illustrate high level of demand in Irish housing market
One in 10 Irish households have net wealth of more than €1m
Net wealth of bottom 10% of Irish households is less €2,400, Central Statistics Office says
Government had to choose tenants over investors
Housing is increasingly taking on the characteristics of a public good such as health or education in voters’ minds
Rent Pressure Zones: Landlords could face stiffer fines for breaking rent rules
Government agrees to extend Rent Pressure Zones and allow higher rent increases in new builds
Local property tax bands and rates set to be changed to stave off big increases
Changes are being introduced to mitigate effects rising property values have on tax bills
Will Rent Pressure Zone reform help fix the housing crisis?
Rent Pressure Zones reforms will see changes for landlords and renters
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