# Landlords

This month

May 2023

# tax changes

Changes to landlord tax treatment in next budget must be 'approached with caution', McGrath says

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien have both said that changes needed to be examined.

14.9k

May 12th 2023, 6:00 AM

Last month

April 2023

# landlord TDs

Landlord TDs shouldn't be allowed vote on rent bill, Dáil hears

All 23 landlord TDs were named in the Dáil by Paul Murphy this afternoon.

12.7k

Apr 26th 2023, 3:00 PM

# tathony house

'We have no intention of leaving': Tathony House tenants facing eviction hold another rally

Remaining tenants include a lone parent and healthcare worker, as well as a man receiving ongoing treatment for cancer nearby.

41.2k

Apr 22nd 2023, 4:20 PM

March

March 2023

# Eviction

'No emergency accommodation offered' to family of eight evicted from rental home in Donegal

The family, which includes six children, are currently staying at a friends house in their spare room until Friday. They have nowhere else lined up to go.

61.9k

Mar 27th 2023, 7:37 PM

# Washington DC

Taoiseach says we've yet to turn the corner on the housing crisis, rules out reopening budget

Micheál Martin says a corner has been turned on housing.

15.9k

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Mar 15th 2023, 3:00 PM

# Overholding

Opposition TDs believe 'increasing' number of tenants will resist eviction over coming weeks

They believe the practice is acceptable where tenants “have nowhere to go” and face being out on the streets otherwise.

20.7k

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Mar 15th 2023, 1:15 PM

# rental income

Seven TDs officially declared themselves as landlords for the first time in 2022

25 TDs derived an income from being a landlord last year.

25.2k

Mar 9th 2023, 5:12 PM

# Dáil row

'You can't handle the answers': Tempers flare as FG and SF clash over eviction ban

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald were involved in a war of words this afternoon.

21.5k

Mar 8th 2023, 2:05 PM

# eviction ban

Varadkar: 'Demonisation' of landlords caused rent hikes and reduced housing supply

The Taoiseach said that over 40,000 landlords have left the rental market in recent years.

14.6k

Mar 8th 2023, 12:42 PM

# Housing

Coalition leaders agree to lift eviction ban as planned on 31 March

It’s understood that Cabinet will discuss the moratorium on evictions coming to an end as planned on 31 March.

49.7k

Updated

Mar 6th 2023, 10:41 PM

This year

2023

# rental crisis

'Demonised' landlords should get tax breaks if linked to better renters' rights, says Varadkar

A number of bodys have recommended changes to the tax treatment of landlords.

18.5k

Updated

Feb 23rd 2023, 4:22 PM

# Landlords

Housing Minister denies that rent subsidies are a ‘cash bonus for landlords’

Labour leader Ivana Bacik had criticised the amount of money spent on private-sector provision of housing.

8.6k

Feb 9th 2023, 2:29 PM

# Housing

Govt to make a call on eviction ban 'shortly', says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he hasn’t thrown in the towel on the housing crisis.

Feb 1st 2023, 2:18 PM

# Housing Crisis

Landlord tax breaks 'not off the table' as judgement call to be made before end of March

At a summit with housing stakeholders held yesterday in Government Buildings, a number of proposals are understood to have been put forward to benefit landlords.

15.6k

Jan 11th 2023, 6:10 AM

Last year

2022

# Landlords

Housing minister: 'I'll be frank, we've got to revisit the tax treatment for small landlords'

In an interview with The Journal, the housing minister said tax measures is one way to keep landlords in the market.

In an interview with The Journal, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien said the tax treatment of landlords is something the government will discuss further.

Small landlords are continuing to leave the market, said the minister.

Pressure will be put on local authorities to ramp up their delivery of homes next year.

44.8k

Dec 21st 2022, 12:05 AM

# unsafe

UK Housing Secretary vows change after toddler dies of mould inhalation from flat

Michael Gove said his department would ‘name and shame’ landlords who had breached safety standards.

19.5k

Nov 16th 2022, 7:02 PM

# Housing

Small landlords to be offered up to €10,000 in tax breaks for retrofitting properties

A new scheme will allow landlords to write off expenses for retrofitting rental homes while the tenant remains there.

37.9k

Nov 10th 2022, 1:44 PM

# eviction ban

Landlord group says it has 'deep-rooted' reservations about potential eviction ban

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien yesterday said he has been “exploring options” regarding an eviction ban.

20.2k

Oct 10th 2022, 1:30 PM

# budget 2023

Landlord group 'shocked' at lack of supports as Donohoe says rent freeze won't work

The amount of pre-letting expenses landlords can claim has doubled.

30.5k

Sep 27th 2022, 9:08 PM

# Dáil

Investigation: TDs who own rental property but haven't declared rental income

One TD registered 18 properties and no rental income.

TDs are required to declare any additional incomes above €2,600.

Six TDs did not mention any rental income, despite their declaration of ownership of rental properties.

A seventh said he had declared rental income correctly but this was not reflected.

87.0k

Sep 14th 2022, 12:01 AM

# tenant rights

'I take the rights of tenants very seriously': O'Brien responds to rental property controversy

Darragh O’Brien’s comments come after two Cabinet ministers failed to register their rental properties.

26.7k

Sep 6th 2022, 2:18 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Tánaiste, Fine Gael's housing policy only benefits developers & vulture funds'

The SocDem’s Cian O’Callaghan responds to comments on the housing crisis made by Leo Varadkar in The Journal.

18.3k

Aug 19th 2022, 2:58 PM

# budget 2023

Double child benefit payment, welfare hikes and tax changes - here's what to expect in the Budget

Budget Day is just over six weeks away, but with inflation rising, it can’t come quick enough for many.

140k

Aug 13th 2022, 1:03 PM

# rental crisis

Tax breaks for landlords a 'good idea', but renters should get concessions too, says Varadkar

The Tánaiste says it wouldn’t be fair to give a tax break to landlords if renters didn’t get something in the budget.

25.0k

Aug 10th 2022, 3:16 PM

# renters

Eviction notice periods to significantly rise for tenancies under three years

For tenancies less than six months, the notice landlords must give to tenants is set to triple.

26.7k

Jul 1st 2022, 3:10 PM

# Housing

Tax measures may need review to keep landlords from exiting the rental market, says minister

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien indicated that tax breaks may be needed to keep ‘mom-and-pop landlords’ from selling up.

30.6k

May 5th 2022, 5:15 PM

# IHREC

Tenants 'often' unable to make discrimination complaint about landlords, report finds

The findings come as the Government reviews Ireland’s equality laws.

9.5k

Apr 28th 2022, 9:43 AM

# landlords fined

Nine landlords sanctioned by regulator for breaching rules as over 440 investigations under way

The RTB has said that €300,000 has been returned to tenants across all their investigations,

24.4k

Apr 13th 2022, 5:32 PM

# Housing

Landlords selling up account for almost one in four home sales

Average house prices rose by 2.24% nationally in the last three months of year, slower than increases recorded earlier in the year.

63.5k

Jan 1st 2022, 12:15 PM

All time

# CSO

Oldest and youngest tenants pay the most of their take-home pay in rent

Half the country’s landlords had a rental income of less than €10,000 in 2019, according to new research.

16.1k

Nov 17th 2021, 1:41 PM

# regulation

'The system is weak': Just 29 sanctions for landlords in past year despite hundreds of investigations

In the majority of cases the landlord received either a written or monetary fine, or both, for breaches of rent pressure zone requirements.

The majority of RTB investigations relate to alleged breaches of rent pressure zone rules, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan said the sanction figures indicate the enforcement system is not working.

20.9k

Nov 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# your rental story

Attention renters: We want to hear your stories

The Dáil has been debating potential solutions to the country’s rental crisis.

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Sep 27th 2021, 10:30 AM

# Landlords

Vast majority of Irish retailers struggling with rent arrears, according to new survey

In 20% of cases, retailers said they had no engagement from their landlord on the issue of arrears.

10.4k

Aug 24th 2021, 11:04 AM

# rent increase

Landlords can no longer hit tenants with 4% rent hike from today, but SF criticises delay in law

The Bill was signed by the president last week but the regulation only commences from today.

44.8k

Jul 16th 2021, 1:52 PM

# vacant properties

Banks sitting on hundreds of vacant properties as pressure ramps up on government to get radical

The last quarter of 2020 found a significant decline in buy-to-let investors in the housing market,

Three of the country's main banks have around 600 vacant properties on their books, Christina Finn writes.

The Peter McVerry Trust says anything that can be done to bring vacant properties back into use should be done.

61.9k

May 25th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Coronavirus

'Robust' supports for renters due to be announced, but access to HAP likely to be ruled out

Government has said landlords will have to show flexibility to their tenants.

36.2k

Mar 19th 2020, 6:05 AM

# climate action

Can rented homes be made more energy efficient? You're being asked to give your view

One of the options outlined in the consultation open from today is to encourage a wider use of green leases.

14.8k

Dec 6th 2019, 6:10 AM

# WRC

Landlord fined €12,000 for refusing to accept rent allowance from Latvian woman

The tenant said the landlord left her in a position where she could not avail of the HAP scheme for a period of over twenty-three months.

34.6k

Oct 9th 2019, 5:17 PM

# Housing Crisis

We have an NCT for cars, so should landlords need one for their rentals?

Housing charity Threshold says there’s an “unacceptable” number of properties checked.

16.6k

Sep 19th 2019, 4:12 PM

# rtb

Disputes between landlords and tenants increased by 10% last year

One case which required dispute resolution saw a landlord awarded almost €11,000.

12.3k

Jul 31st 2019, 10:30 PM