# Landlords

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# 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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# 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jul 31st 2019, 10:30 PM

# Renting

Figures suggest two-in-five renters in 'pressure zones' still being hit with rent increases above 4%

Under RPZ legislation, annual rent rises are capped at 4% in certain areas.

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Jul 11th 2019, 11:34 AM

# residential tenancies bill

Bill to regulate rent pressure zone properties passes through Seanad

The Residential Tenancies Bill will now go to President Michael D Higgins to be signed into law.

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May 21st 2019, 9:34 PM

# Explainer

Here's why tenants can take discrimination cases against landlords at the Workplace Relations Commission

The WRC provides advice on workplace issues to employers and to employees.

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Apr 22nd 2019, 10:00 PM

# Homelessness

'A national scandal' - Government defends housing record as minister says 'we need more landlords'

The Housing Minister was reacting to the revelation that there are now 10,000 homeless people in the country.

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Mar 28th 2019, 12:58 PM

# Renting

A survey of Ireland's rental sector is set to get underway

The Residential Tenancies Board has issued a tender for the survey to be carried out.

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Jan 24th 2019, 6:01 AM

# Landlords

The government is paying €88m to rent private properties - but it also owns almost 100 empty buildings

Fianna Fáil has called it ‘ridiculous’ that one will be liable for the vacant sites tax next year.

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Dec 31st 2018, 1:02 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should TDs who are landlords abstain from votes on anti-eviction legislation?

Varadkar said TDs who are landlords can make a distinction between personal and public interests.

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Dec 13th 2018, 9:28 AM

# Evictions

Calls for TDs who are landlords to abstain from anti-eviction Bill vote due to conflict of interest

Varadkar said TDs who landlords are able to make a distinction between their personal interests and the public interest,

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Dec 12th 2018, 10:17 PM

# residential tenancies act

Landlords to be sanctioned up to €30,000 if they breach rent caps under new laws

The new rules will mean notice periods given to tenants by landlords will be extended.

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Dec 11th 2018, 12:01 AM

# renting rights

Degree to which landlords can be sanctioned last sticking point to new renter protection law

The law plans to make it an offence for landlords with properties in RPZs to raise the rent above the legally allowed 4%.

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Nov 18th 2018, 8:10 AM

# Housing Crisis

Landlords and agencies have started asking people for viewing fees, says Threshold

In one case, a woman was asked for €500 to view a property.

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Oct 12th 2018, 7:15 AM

Voices

'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results'

Victor Duggan takes a deep dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of the housing measures in Budget 2019.

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Oct 10th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Housing Crisis

Government accused of 'a landlords' Budget' over tax break for landlords

Solidarity TD Paul Murphy TD made the charge after tax relief for landlords was announced.

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Oct 9th 2018, 6:38 PM

# Homelessness

Strengthening rent caps and 'first-class emergency accommodation': What the Budget means for housing

Almost 10,000 people in Ireland are homeless, with many priced out of the rental market.

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Oct 9th 2018, 6:00 PM

# Threshold

Family of 3 sharing room after landlord tried to increase rent by €500: Ireland's housing horror stories

In five recent cases handled by Threshold, families faced eviction from their homes for a variety of reasons.

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Jul 30th 2018, 12:05 AM

# residential tenancies

€1.6 million in rent arrears awarded to landlords in 2017

A number of record-breaking statistics dominate the Residential Tenancies Board’s annual report for 2017.

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Jul 13th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Housing

'They have not grasped the problem': Warnings government is not doing enough to stop evictions

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy on Tuesday got Cabinet approval for the general scheme of the new Residential Tenancies Bill.

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Apr 19th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Housing

Landlords who raise rents by more than the allowed limit will face criminal charges under planned new laws

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy today secured Cabinet approval to publish the general scheme of the new Residential Tenancies Bill.

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Apr 17th 2018, 1:47 PM

# Investigation

Hundreds of Dublin residents without power and water 'for up to 7 days' due to basement fire

Gardaí are investigating the fire, which has started in the basement of the Rialto block on Monday evening.

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Mar 22nd 2018, 6:08 AM

# receivers

'Landlord said it was none of his business': Tenants left 'in limbo' after vulture funds buy property

Housing charity Threshold says numerous renters had contacted it over problems with vulture funds and receivers.

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Mar 12th 2018, 12:05 AM

# getting boomier

'Deeply troubling': Dublin rent €380 higher a month than at Celtic Tiger peak

The lowest average rents were in Leitrim, at €542; and Donegal, at €599, a Daft.ie Rent Report found.

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Feb 13th 2018, 6:01 AM

Voices

'Private renters need three months' notice and should know what previous tenants paid'

The maximum fine that landlords face for breaking the rules on notice periods should rise from €4,000 to €15,000, writes Róisín Shortall.

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Jan 23rd 2018, 7:00 AM

# rental properties

Rise of 25% in the number of tenants defying their eviction notices

In 2016, there were 553 dispute cases regarding eviction orders made to the Residential Tenancies Board.

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Jan 12th 2018, 3:21 PM

# Minority

Irish Travellers in the UK may face greater levels of discrimination post-Brexit

House of Lords member David Alton says the Irish Traveller community have “long faced significant prejudice in Britain”.

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Dec 21st 2017, 7:30 PM

# illegal eviction

Residential Tenancies Board dealing with four to five illegal eviction cases a week

The RTB director said that the it was working to make sure landlords were “doing the right thing” across a number of areas when it came to renting.

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Dec 20th 2017, 8:44 PM

# Rental prices

These new rules aim to help tenants if landlords seek a 'back door' around rent limits

The Residential Tenancies Board wants to make clear what constitutes ‘substantial change’ to a property.

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Nov 23rd 2017, 12:10 AM

Voices

'We need an NCT-style certification system on minimum standards in the private rented sector'

Landlords need to fear the consequences of breaking the law, writes John-Mark McCafferty.

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Nov 20th 2017, 6:30 AM

# rental crisis

'Nothing but sharks and vultures' - Calls for enforcement after RTÉ documentary on dodgy landlords

The Prime Time Investigates programme highlighted how some landlords were charging over 20 people hundreds of euro a month.

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Nov 3rd 2017, 9:07 AM

# Courts

Child who allegedly developed acute bronchitis from damp and mould at former home awarded €20,000 damages

The court heard that Dawid Szafirowski, now aged six, had three times been referred to accident and emergency units and twice detained for treatment of his illness.

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Oct 31st 2017, 10:12 PM

# demand and supply

People letting homes on Airbnb may need licence under new proposals

Concerns have been raised about the effect home-sharing is having on the rental market.

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Sep 19th 2017, 8:08 PM

# John Halligan

'There are good landlords, but there are some leeches and vipers out there'

He made the comment while discussing the problems contributing to Ireland’s worsening housing crisis.

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Sep 3rd 2017, 3:01 PM