Thursday 30 June, 2022
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says he will be expanding the couple’s rate to single people.
A new study has found that more than half of renting households receive State support.
The new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute looks at housing supports for low-income renters.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says rents are out of control.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien indicated that tax breaks may be needed to keep ‘mom-and-pop landlords’ from selling up.
The Housing Minister at the weekend said the government is planning to take action in the coming weeks.
The findings come as the Government reviews Ireland’s equality laws.
18,000 cost-rental homes will be provided between now and 2030, said the housing minister.
Opposition parties raised concerns about reports that the new pension scheme is needed to pay for ‘generation rent’ who will never own a home.
Just five properties were available within standard HAP limits for a couple or one parent and one child.
The new legislation also proposes to provide enhanced tenancy protection by making a ‘Part 4’ tenancy one of unlimited duration.
A new Daft.ie report shows rental homes available in Ireland have hit an ‘all-time low’.
Darragh O’Brien said that the proposed legislation will be brought to a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday.
Pet rent of €75 has been requested at a Dublin property development and one woman has been told pay a €500 deposit.
The Dáil has been debating potential solutions to the country’s rental crisis.
The housing expert says the broken rental market in Ireland is down to years of failed political policy.
The company came to an agreement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on foot of a 2016 complaint.
A survey has found on average, tenants are spending 36% of their monthly income on rent.
All rent increases will now be made in line with the nation’s inflation rate.
The rules restrict the amount someone can borrow to 3.5 times their income, though there are exemptions.
Cabinet is set to discuss proposals on housing today.
In a follow-up to our Irish housing stories, here’s what it’s like living in a variety of countries across Europe and beyond.
The Sinn Féin TD says Government is rushing the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill through this week without due process, letting renters down again.
That’s according to the Residential Tenancies Board’s latest rent index.
The protections in place were due to expire on 12 April.
An eviction ban for those in arrears has been in place across the country since late October,
The lockdown will mean housing targets could be off by between 6,500 and 7,000 new homes,
The Bill will now be sent to the President for early signature.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced this evening that Ireland will move to Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
The charity is calling for the funding to help tenants facing a rent crisis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Renters are more likely to work in the sectors worst hit by the pandemic.
The 39% spike is the highest one-month total for rental listings in the capital since August 2015.
Daft.ie says this drop reflects the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
It’s expected that a feature allowing doctors and nurses to self-isolate outside of hospitals will be live by next week.
The emergency measures for renters were agreed at a Cabinet meeting today.
Government has said landlords will have to show flexibility to their tenants.
Eoghan Murphy also said that he would provide support to homeless services during the crisis.
Tasc has said its report challenged the idea that people get into debt because of a “personal failing”.
