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Dublin and Cork could be designated rent pressure zones under new plans to prevent rent increases

Minister for Housing Simon Coveney is bringing proposals to Cabinet which would limit how much landlords could increase rents in designated areas for a certain period. It is planned that the limits will first be introduced in Dublin and Cork city. Both cities will be designated rent…

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Rent control could be “watered down”, according to reports

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The Labour Party is reportedly willing to 'water down' demands on rent control to ensure it makes it into a new plan to solve the housing crisis. Discussions between Government partners broke down last weekend when Fine Gael's Department of Finance officials refused to include…

Rents up 9% in year to May

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The cost of renting a home rose more than 20 times faster than the average level of inflation over the last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. The data show that private rents were 9 per cent higher in May than a…

CAI warns about less high-profile aspects of Household Charge Bill

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The Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 is being sent to President Michael D Higgins for his signature today, with the Chartered Accountants of Ireland encouraging householders across the country to read it. While the new €100 charge that households must pay by March has…