Government is now a property octopus with tentacles everywhere
It hard to imagine a bigger kaleidoscope of policies and measures sitting beside any property market in the world
rent pressure zones
Reference rents not the solution to the challenges in Ireland’s rental sector
Allowing rent resets when a home becomes vacant, along with greater opportunities for maintenance and improvements to be recouped, represents the best way to resolve issues in the rental market
Taoiseach signals intention to expand private sector role in home building
‘We have to simply work on attracting private sector investment into house building at an appreciable scale that will make the difference’
Retrofitting rental homes in the State would cost €8bn, ESRI finds
Four–fifths have lower energy efficiency ratings and would cost up to €43,000 each to upgrade
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
What is the new short-term letting legislation and why was it stalled?
European Commission imposed standstill period on progress of Bill to regulate short-term letting while it worked to agree regulation on EU-wide level
Housing: Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same?
Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands
‘Anxiety levels are through the roof’: How speculation around rent pressure zones is affecting one renter
Mark Finlay (42) says the RPZ rules are the only reason he can afford to pay his rent
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
Thousands of landlords face fines of up to €15,000 for illegally increasing rents in fresh crackdown
RTB data identifies 16,000 ‘tenancies of concern’ with rent rises above 2 per cent
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
Simon Harris says Government should not ‘make policy on the hoof’ as he defends rent controls
Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs
US legal case into Digicel in limbo following Trump’s executive order
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Apartment money machine is broken but Government want a reboot by rising rent
An investor strike is forcing the Government to review rent pressure zones, but it could prove a retrograde step
Sherry FitzGerald sees fall-off in home completions as ‘backwards step’
Ireland’s largest estate agent calls on Government to introduce targeted measures to boost supply
Minister insists no ‘pre-determined outcome’ of rent pressure zones review
Government under attack for proposals to end rent controls, amid claims electorate was ‘conned’
Housing RPZs: What will a new rental regulation system mean for renters in Ireland?
Q&A: The Government wants to attract more private landlords, but how will that affect rents?
New ‘reference rental’ system proposed as replacement for rent pressure zones
New form of rent control under consideration for entire country
Ires Reit shares hit eight-month high on talk of rent caps being lifted
Shares in Ireland’s biggest private landlord rose almost 3% on Monday following Taoiseach’s comments about rent pressure zones
Taoiseach signals possible end to Rent Pressure Zones by end of year
Micheál Martin argues that private investment needs a stable environment to increase housing numbers
Housing experts pour freezing cold water on Government’s narrative of turbocharged housing supply
‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030
A fifth of homelessness budget should be spent on prevention measures, Threshold says
Charity says landlords are taking advantage of the rent pressure zones system
Is a room rented under rent-a-room scheme restricted by RPZ rules?
Exceptions to rent pressure zone rules can be valuable but do make sure you are staying precisely within the rules
Rent arrears, overholding and a combination of both accounted for 42% of disputes lodged with RTB
Tenants were ordered to pay more than €4.3 million in rent arrears by RTB tribunals in the period from January to November of this year
Number of registered landlords up by 5.7% in a year
Number of registered private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198
Investment: Falling debt costs will drive recovery in 2025
Improving debt liquidity, the stabilisation of yields and a narrowing of the bid-ask spread will lead to more activity
I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. Can I raise it to €2,300 after making energy upgrades?
I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. The open-market rent would be about €2,300
We asked a renter, a landlord, a pensioner, a carer and a wheelchair user what they want from Budget 2025
‘It was alright before my husband died. But on my own, coming into the winter, I am worried’
Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes
Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors
Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above legal limit in past two years
Residential Tenancies Board to investigate findings of study into rent pressure zones
Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above RPZ limit
Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) study finds the national standardised average rent paid by new tenants is now €1,612 per month and highest in Co Dublin at €2,128 per month
Ireland’s rental market: chronically undersupplied and grossly overpriced
Average rent asking price nationally was put at €1,922 per month, 41 per cent higher than before the pandemic
What’s happening with Ireland’s housing crisis and where do we go next?
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