Opinion: Renters should not be left with a debt burden after Covid-19, writes Eoin Ó Broin
The Sinn Féin TD says where renters can’t pay, landlords must be guaranteed a mortgage moratorium.
The Sinn Féin TD says where renters can’t pay, landlords must be guaranteed a mortgage moratorium.
Students are organising a large demonstration for next week.
The Bill passed in its first stage in the Dáíl earlier this month.
Housing charity Threshold says there’s an “unacceptable” number of properties checked.
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says Minister Shane Ross does not hold responsibility for regulating Airbnb.
Only London, Moscow, Zurich and Geneva have higher rents in Europe, according to ECA International.
The average rent in Dublin is now €1,620 per month.
Today’s protest coincides with the anniversary of Jonathan Corrie’s death near the Dáil four years ago.
The Housing Committee was told today that students are sleeping in cars due to high rent costs.
The latest Daft.ie quarterly report found that the average monthly rent nationwide is €1,334.
With Dublin rent now averaging €500 above the boomtime figure, pressure is mounting on Minister Eoghan Murphy to act.
If the government goes down the route of a licensing scheme, it would not mean a roll out of blanket rules across the country.
We’ve all heard it in the pub, but is it actually true?
A new report by Daft.ie shows that rent in Dublin is now €380 per month higher than at the peak of the Celtic Tiger years.
A Simon Communities study has found that the number of rental properties on the market has dropped significantly.
Overall, rents are now 16% higher than their 2008 peak.
An RTÉ investigation last night showed widespread breaches in terms of health and safety standards across the private rental sector.
The Prime Time Investigates programme highlighted how some landlords were charging over 20 people hundreds of euro a month.
There are more than 5,300 places available to rent on Airbnb in Dublin city alone.
Fianna Fail thinks they should.
The Housing Minister wants to make it very clear that those who want to use AirBnb need to do so responsibly.
Housing Minister Simon Coveney vowed to tackle the issue of landlords renting out their properties through AirBnb.
There was a large volume of questions sent in by readers covering a wide range of issues.
Without Fianna Fáil, the government would not be in a position to pass the legislation.
Talks broke up without agreement late last night.
The AAA-PBP will bring the motion to the Dáil today.
The Government has unveiled a new strategy in an attempt to combat the ongoing rental crisis.
Simon Coveney has given landlords increased level of returns while failing to provide tenants with certainty or security, writes Eoin Ó Broin.
The government has launched its plan to tackle rising rents.
The property letting website has asked the messaging app for assistance to shut down the scam.
An allocation of €49,000 has been given for a new student accommodation officer.
Irish rents have broken the €1,000 monthly average for the first time since pre-crash 2008. Where will it all end?
Full details of the plan agreed between the Finance and Environment ministers will be unveiled next Tuesday.
But where will they be put?