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© The Irish Times |
16 May '24 |
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Rent increase restrictions to be extended until after next general election
The Government is to extend rules restricting rent increases until after the next general election, The Irish Times has learned. The Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) rules, which have expanded to cover almost - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
09 May '24 |
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David W Higgins: Who is to blame if it suits landlords to leave homes empty?
The country’s foremost financial planner took to Instagram on Thursday to tell his followers that for a handful of his clients with rental property, he’s obliged to advise them that the best finan - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 May '24 |
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Dublin landlord ordered to pay almost €12,000 to tenant after overcharging in rent pressure zone
The landlord was found to be in breach of their obligations by a Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) tribunal after charging the tenant €1,400 per month for a property in Finglas.
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© Irish Independent |
08 May '24 |
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‘Out of control’ Wicklow rents third highest in the country for new and existing tenants
The newly released RTB report shows that the standardised average rent for new Wicklow tenancies in the fourth quarter of last year was €1,552, just behind Dublin (€2,098), Kildare (€1,633), wit - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
02 May '24 |
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Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) publishes its rent index for the final quarter of 2023
Rents for new tenancies outside the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) increased by almost twice the rate as those in Dublin at the end of last year, with the switch to remote working and people moving outside - Subscribe |
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01 May '24 |
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IPOA: Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) have been described as “crippling” the housing market.
It is a suggestion that Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers CEO Pat Davitt agrees with.
“We’ve been saying this for quite a while,” he told Newstalk Breakfast.
“These restric - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
19 Mar '24 |
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Short-term rental providers say they'll be 'criminalised' with the 'stroke of a pen'
The concern relates to the Government’s proposed Registration of Short Term Tourism Letting Bill, which will configure an EU law compelling providers in such zones to register their premises annuall - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
09 Feb '24 |
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Revealed: Existing tenants suffering huge rent rises, amid fears landlords are ignoring RPZ rules
The survey commissioned by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), and carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), shows the cost of new tenancies rising at twice the rate for sit - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Feb '24 |
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Ireland’s escalating rental crisis laid bare by new data
1. No end to rent increases 2. New tenancies versus existing ones 3. Pressure points in the market 4. A lack of new supply 5. An international outlier - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
18 Jan '24 |
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CBRE: Rent increases ease as supply increases, but HAP properties unavailable in more than half of 16 areas analysed
The report, from real estate company CBRE, indicates private rents may rise by between 1pc and 2pc in Dublin, which would be a drop from the 3.5pc hikes last year and well below the double-digit growt - Subscribe |
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© Extra.ie |
14 Jan '24 |
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Rents in Ireland have sky rocketed by 100% over the past 14 years
Ireland has seen the third-biggest rise in rental prices in the EU since 2010 after Estonia (+218%) and Lithuania (+170%), according to Eurostat House Price Index, Q3/2023. - Subscribe |
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© TheJournal.ie |
30 Dec '23 |
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Government aims for new short-term let rules to be up and running by summer 2024
The Department of Housing confirmed to The Journal that this means the Department of Tourism can “move ahead with its legislation providing for the establishment of a short term letting register to - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 Dec '23 |
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Ires Reit has year to forget as activist investor wants it put up for sale
It was forced to sell €96.5 million of assets — including 194 apartments in west Dublin and a development site in Sandyford — into that weak market throughout 2023 to reassure investors that it - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '23 |
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RTB Large Landlords Report
To date, they believe that it has been dominated by part-time or accidental landlords, that these smaller private landlords are leaving the market and that they will continue to do so, further
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11 Dec '23 |
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Colm Lauder: It’s no surprise that landlords are fleeing and funding has dried up
While listed Irish housebuilders Cairn Homes and Glenveagh Properties have shifted much of their focus to the state sector, a form of tax credit is one proposed solution to keep small landlords in the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Dec '23 |
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Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hears
Maurice Deverell of IPOA: “Without investors willing to purchase, there is no private rental market. This legislation could end-up worsening the already-severe shortage of housing units faced by the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 Dec '23 |
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New tenancies face 18% higher rents than existing ones in second quarter
Rents in new tenancies were an average of 18 per cent higher than rents paid by existing tenants in the second quarter of this year, according to new research from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB - Subscribe |
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29 Nov '23 |
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Landlords 'very frustrated' with RTB bureaucracy and backlogs, says lobby group
Mary Conway of IPOA said the exodus of landlords was a combination of frustration with the bureaucracy of the RTB and concern at the pace of resolution. “If a tenant is in the property for six month - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
16 Nov '23 |
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Security of tenure is 'key to a well-functioning private rental sector'
Mick Byrne: “What needs to happen is tenancies for a defined period, probably the six years which is the current tenancy term, in which there is absolutely no way a tenant can be evicted unless ther - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Nov '23 |
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Cantillon: Is increase in rental supply a blip or the start of a trend?
The extent of cash being pushed into the market by the Government to support developers and recent housing completion figures suggest that there is some life in the market. - Subscribe |
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