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Enhanced tax relief for landlords who rent to social tenants available from today

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Landlords who rent to social housing tenants will from today be entitled to enhanced tax reliefs. The new scheme will allow property owners who rent to tenants in receipt of rent supplement or the housing assistance payment (HAP) to claim 100 per cent relief on…

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Dublin house rents just €30 below price at height of boom

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Renting a home in Dublin now costs just €30 less each month than it did at the height of the boom in 2007, according to the latest official figures from the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The PRTB figures show rents nationwide increasing by 8.6 per cent over…

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Major reforms to rental market are announced

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The Government yesterday announced a series of major reforms to the private rental sector in to provide rent certainty for both tenants and landlords. After weeks of differences and leaks, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan today revealed…

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Landlords consider legal action against Government’s new rent rules

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The Irish Property Owners' Association has said landlords consider the new rent rules as unjust and unfair. It said rent reviews every two years appear to be unconstitutional. Yesterday, the Government announced its 'New Deal for Tenants', which along with the two-year rent review also includes increased notice periods…

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Housing is Government’s “biggest issue” before election, insists Kelly

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Minster for the Environment Alan Kelly has said he takes no issue "more seriously" than the housing crisis. He was speaking in the Dail as the Coalition row over his efforts to introduce rent certainty measures continued. His remarks came as it emerged that almost 6,000…

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Market News

Tánaiste proposes establishment of rent regulator to tackle rising costs

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The Tánaiste Joan Burton has proposed the establishment of a rent regulator. It comes as the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly and the Finance Minister Michael Noonan try to agree on how best to tackle the housing crisis. Minister Kelly wants to link rent…

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Rents continue to rise nationwide

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Figures from the Private Residential Tenancies Board underline the rapid pace of growth in the property rental sector. It shows that the average rent for private accommodation went up 7.1% in 12 months from the second quarter of 2014. Nationally, rents for houses were 6.4%…

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Rentals

Garda issue warning over rental scams

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Gardaí have advised people, particularly students, to be cautious about rental scams. According to Gardaí, if the rent sounds too good to be true, it probably is and have issued some advice to those in the market for a new place at present. Ensure you…

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Rents continue to rise across the country

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The latest figures from the Private Residential Tenancies Board show that rents have increased again. The nationwide rise in rents for the 12 months to the end of March was 6.5%, while the increase in Dublin was an average of 9.6%. Rents for apartments in…

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