A quarter of people worried about housing costs
Homeless charity the Simon Community say more and more people are living on the edge of homelessness. Further figures show that 25% of people are…
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Enhanced tax relief for landlords who rent to social tenants available from today
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…
Dublin house rents just €30 below price at height of boom
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…
Major reforms to rental market are announced
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…
Landlords consider legal action against Government’s new rent rules
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.…
Housing is Government’s “biggest issue” before election, insists Kelly
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…
Tánaiste proposes establishment of rent regulator to tackle rising costs
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…
Rents continue to rise nationwide
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…
Garda issue warning over rental scams
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…
Rents continue to rise across the country
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…