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# Rent

Last month
May 2023
# Daft
Rents rise 1% in first three months of 2023
Nationwide, there were just 959 homes available to rent on 1 May.
12.0k
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May 15th 2023, 6:00 AM
# Housing
Irish Government ‘will move heaven and earth’ for older renters facing eviction, says minister
A new report finds a quarter of older renters expect to remain in rental sector for the rest of their lives.
21.9k
70
Updated
May 11th 2023, 2:02 PM
This year
2023
Voices
Cian O'Callaghan: Owners of vacant properties should either use it, rent it or sell it
The Social Democrats’ housing spokesperson says there can be no justification for leaving thousands of homes lying empty.
15.6k
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Apr 19th 2023, 7:00 AM
# 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
37
Mar 8th 2023, 12:42 PM
# Housing
Threshold says 40% of tenancy terminations for property sale were invalid in last quarter of 2022
The charity’s advisors supported 17,012 individuals in the last quarter of 2022.
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Jan 17th 2023, 6:30 AM
# rent pressure zone
Minister to assess how co-living developments can be brought under rent legislation
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said he has always been opposed to co-living developments.
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11
Jan 10th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
# Housing
Threshold answered a call every 20 minutes from private renters facing eviction so far this year
An eviction ban is currently in place until 1 April 2023.
10.1k
52
Nov 3rd 2022, 9:33 AM
# Reaction
Housing minister welcomes mortgage rule change but concerns raised about house price increases
Concerns have been raised about increasing borrowing limits when supply remains low.
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10
Oct 19th 2022, 3:17 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.
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Oct 10th 2022, 1:30 PM
# Housing
Winter eviction ban being kept under review, says Taoiseach
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has consulted with the AG on the issue.
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Oct 6th 2022, 2:27 PM
# Housing
€1,000 rent credit just a 'starting point', as housing minister says Govt will look to increase it
A €1,000 tax credit for 2022 and 2023 was announced this week as part of the budget.
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Oct 1st 2022, 5:02 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Is the renters' €500 tax credit just worth seven days' rent in Dublin?
The claim was made by a housing charity after the budget was announced.
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Sep 28th 2022, 3:51 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
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Sep 27th 2022, 9:08 PM
# rental crisis
New tax credit worth €500 to be introduced for renters
The tax credit can be claimed for 2022.
30.1k
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Updated
Sep 27th 2022, 2:31 PM
# factfind
FactFind: How many current TDs own houses that they rent out?
Some TDs who had residential tenants let did not declare the rental income
There are 160 TDs in the Dáil - but it isn't entirely straightforward to find out which of them also derive an income from renting houses.
An analysis by The Journal sought to find out, using the Dáil register of interests and by contacting individual TDs.
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Sep 17th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Poll
Poll: Do you want to see a rent freeze?
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to introduce one in Scotland.
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Sep 7th 2022, 10:50 AM
# Rental Property
Donnelly says he doesn't believe his failure to renew RTB registration warrants his resignation
Donnelly admitted yesterday that he failed to renew a rental property with the RTB for three years.
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Updated
Sep 1st 2022, 2:40 PM
# Housing
'Unacceptable': Sinn Féin warn Meath TD over lapse in rental property RTB registration
Johnny Guirke was warned that any future lapses ‘will result in disciplinary action from the party’.
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Aug 26th 2022, 4:55 PM
# Leo Varadkar
'I don't say it lightly': Housing crisis is a breach in the social contract, says Tánaiste
In an exclusive interview, Leo Varadkar also indicated the minimum wage is to increase.
Varadkar says the Government needs to have "another go" at fixing the housing crisis
Renters need more help, declares Tánaiste
However, Budget 2023 will not have all the solutions to fix property situation
66.1k
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Updated
Aug 19th 2022, 12:59 PM
# Housing
Action on rental sector 'does not necessarily' need to be on Budget day, says Varadkar
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is pushing for tax breaks for landlords and a tax credit for renters.
17.4k
25
Aug 17th 2022, 4:31 PM
# Housing Crisis
'It's quite demoralising': Dozens queue for over an hour to view three-bed rental in Dublin
People who attended the viewing said they faced a wait of over an hour to even get into the house.
104k
78
Aug 17th 2022, 11:43 AM
# 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
34
Aug 10th 2022, 3:16 PM
# vacant property tax
Census shows 166,000 vacant properties in Ireland, with over 48,000 vacant for six years
Vacant property levels have fallen 9% since 2016.
27.9k
27
Jun 23rd 2022, 1:27 PM
# Housing
Conditions attached to 15,000 planning permissions to prevent bulk purchasing by investors
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will update Cabinet on the measures introduced last year.
19.6k
8
Jun 9th 2022, 6:15 AM
# Housing
Report on increasing HAP rates released soon as pressure mounts on government over homelessness
The number of people who were homeless nationwide in the last week of April was 10,049.
18.1k
6
May 29th 2022, 7:00 AM
# Housing
Poll: Do you struggle to pay your rent?
A new study has found that more than half of renting households receive State support.
30.8k
67
May 26th 2022, 9:15 AM
# shocking
House price growth reaches seven year high at over 15%
Residential property prices hit a fresh seven-year high of 15.2% in March, according to new CSO figures.
16.8k
48
May 16th 2022, 2:07 PM
# Housing
Average rent for new tenancy in Dublin reached €1,972 per month at end of last year
The lowest rents for new tenancies were in Leitrim and stood at €740 per month.
26.9k
82
Apr 27th 2022, 6:00 AM
# Housing
Cabinet approves Fair Deal rule change in order to bring thousands of vacant houses back into use
Nursing home residents will be able to keep 60% of rental income under changes to the scheme.
22.2k
6
Apr 13th 2022, 6:41 PM
# Renting
First purpose-built cost-rental homes costing €1,200 per month open in Stepaside
18,000 cost-rental homes will be provided between now and 2030, said the housing minister.
50.3k
54
Apr 13th 2022, 5:56 PM
# Housing
Taoiseach told renters can't afford a pension when they're paying €2,000 in rent
Opposition parties raised concerns about reports that the new pension scheme is needed to pay for ‘generation rent’ who will never own a home.
24.4k
41
Mar 30th 2022, 1:09 PM
All time
# Housing Assistance Payment
Dublin Lord Mayor to tell Housing Minister that HAP scheme should include a deposit for tenants
Alison Gilliland said funding an initial deposit could be key to keeping many people out of homeless services.
22.9k
39
Dec 8th 2021, 6:30 AM
Developer of 1,600 units open to leasing to DCC despite council's 'alarm' at build-to-rent scheme
There has been much local opposition to a scheme in Drumcondra, which was approved this week.
19.6k
31
Nov 10th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you struggle to pay your rent?
A new Daft.ie report shows rental homes available in Ireland have hit an ‘all-time low’.
27.8k
80
Nov 10th 2021, 8:01 AM
# 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
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Nov 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM
# Focus Ireland
Opposition says Budget does 'nothing' for renters as minister hints at 'more permanent caps'
SocDems TD Cian O’Callaghan told the Dáil: “What does this Budget do for renters? Nothing.”
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Updated
Oct 12th 2021, 7:30 PM
# evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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Jul 16th 2021, 9:03 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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Jul 16th 2021, 5:01 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you struggle to pay your rent?
A survey has found on average, tenants are spending 36% of their monthly income on rent.
38.6k
71
Jul 14th 2021, 8:02 AM
# rent pressure zones
President Higgins signs rent increase bill into law
All rent increases will now be made in line with the nation’s inflation rate.
49.5k
49
Updated
Jul 9th 2021, 9:50 PM
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