Sir, – Many people in Ireland live in houses that are larger than they need. We have many four- or three-bedroom houses with only one or two occupants.
Surely it would make sense to try to achieve a more efficient use of the housing stock.
Have any of our political parties got a policy on incentivising downsizing?
Clearly, an increase in the rate of downsizing would be in the public interest.
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Downsizing by rental as well as by sale could be incentivised, as this could be a more attractive option for some people who would be slow to sell their homes. – Yours, etc,
TOM SHEEDY,
Malahide,
Co Dublin.