On today’s episode of the Irish Times Inside Business podcast, Pat Davitt of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers talks to Ciarán Hancock about the impact of rent controls on the Irish market. And the Irish Times investigative reporter Colm Keena explains the links between a company in Sandyford, in south Dublin, and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest associates.
Do rent controls work? And revealing Sandyford’s KGB spy links
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Do rent controls work?/Sandyford KGB spy links
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