© 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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© Business Post |
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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© Irish Independent |
13 Nov '23 |
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Daft.ie: Lack of homes available outside Dublin continues to drive up rents nationwide
Prices for new rentals across the country rose by an average of 1.8pc between July and September, compared with the second quarter of the year, and were up 8pc compared with a year ago, the latest rep - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
12 Nov '23 |
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Should I stay or should I go? Landlord exodus set to continue as supports fail to materialise
The tax relief is tokenism at best, says Mary Conway, chairperson of the Irish Property Owners’ Association (IPOA). “It is a wholly inadequate response to the increasing financial and regulatory b - Subscribe |
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© Extra.ie |
05 Nov '23 |
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Government told to scrap rent caps to increase numbers of rental properties
Rent Pressure Zones - areas where rents are highest and rising quickest - were introduced in 2016 with an annual cap of a 4% increase in rents in those areas. However, this was reduced to the current - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
03 Nov '23 |
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RTB: 4,500 termination notices issued by landlords in Q3
The figure represents a drop of over 1,000 compared to the previous three months when 5,735 notices were issued. In total, 4,518 notices of termination were received by the RTB from July to September. - Subscribe |
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© TheJournal.ie |
02 Nov '23 |
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Threshold calls for NCT-style inspections of rental properties over concerns about poor standards
“The reality is that because of the pressures in the private rented sector and because of the number of tenancies ending and the lack of alternative accommodation, many renters may feel that they ca - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Sep '23 |
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Dozens of tenants renting from Irish fund rack up combined arrears of nearly €200,000
The Vestry Partnership is now among the biggest landlords in the state after buying a significant number of apartments across the country.
Mortgage charge documents filed with the Companies Registr - Subscribe |
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© The Currency |
01 Sep '23 |
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Stephen Kinsella: Tax breaks for landlords are a terrible idea. This is why
There is little to no economic logic for giving tax breaks to landlords, and the people who need help – those providing new supply and those in rental accommodation – can be helped in other, more - Subscribe |
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