# Renting

Last month

January 2023

# 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.

18.0k

Jan 17th 2023, 6:30 AM

# 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.

15.3k

Jan 11th 2023, 6:10 AM

Last year

2022

# Housing Crisis

Taoiseach to meet experts in housing in the coming weeks as Govt attempt to kick-start acceleration plan

So are we heading Housing for All 2.0?

14.2k

Dec 22nd 2022, 12:05 AM

# Inchicore

Court hears three men were 'assaulted by gang' who demanded they move out of rented apartment

The men claim that up to 20 men forcibly entered their apartment and demanded they move out.

24.7k

Dec 21st 2022, 3:44 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Dublin property price ceilings under First Home Scheme to increase to €475,000

A report by

Christina Finn

Maximum property price ceilings are to increase from 1 January.

Maximum property price ceilings under the First Home Scheme for every county are to increase on 1 January, Political Correspondent Christina Finn reports.

Price caps for Dublin City; Cork City; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin are to increase from €450,000 to €475,000.

Since its launch in July, 2,400 people have registered under the scheme.

28.5k

Dec 20th 2022, 12:05 AM

# short-term lets

Cabinet approves new short-term let register aimed at bringing 12,000 properties back into use

Property owners face fines of €300 if they advertise their property without a valid registration number.

34.9k

Updated

Dec 7th 2022, 2:13 PM

# Threshold

Over 10,000 people who contacted housing non-profit were at risk of homelessness

It is among the figures in Threshold’s annual report released today.

5.4k

Dec 7th 2022, 6:20 AM

# Renting

Quarter of small landlords likely to sell rental properties in next five years, Committee to hear

The Joint Committee on Housing will meet at 3pm to discuss recent trends in the private rental sector.

13.4k

Nov 29th 2022, 8:04 AM

# Housing

Varadkar says Ireland's rents are 'unacceptably high' and compare unfavorably against most EU cities

Varadkar has said he wants the Housing for All plan implemented more quickly.

17.6k

Nov 24th 2022, 2:07 PM

# Housing

Taoiseach says housing plan is working, as McDonald calls it a 'social catastrophe'

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien was criticised for comments he made during a Tonight Show debate yesterday.

14.2k

Nov 9th 2022, 4:17 PM

# 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.

10.0k

Nov 3rd 2022, 9:33 AM

# ESRI

Average private rents have increased by 84% over the last decade, report finds

The report by the Economic and Social Research Institute also found that income inequality is at a record low.

11.3k

Oct 28th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Housing

Eviction ban legislation passed by Dáil and Seanad

Under the bill, all notices to quit that are issued over the period of the emergency ban will be deferred until at least the end of March 2023.

15.3k

Oct 27th 2022, 6:22 PM

# Renting

Minister for Housing says plan for ban on evictions will be time-limited

The three coalition leaders will discuss bringing in a moratorium on notices to terminate tenancies later today.

14.3k

Updated

Oct 17th 2022, 11:00 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.

20.0k

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.

7.4k

Oct 6th 2022, 2:27 PM

# Questions answered

Explainer: There's a new rent tax credit, how can I avail of it and when will it be paid?

Does my landlord need to be registered? What if I’m on HAP?

67.6k

Updated

Sep 28th 2022, 7:58 AM

# rental crisis

New tax credit worth €500 to be introduced for renters

The tax credit can be claimed for 2022.

29.9k

Updated

Sep 27th 2022, 2:31 PM

# renters

Robert Troy asked housing minister to support landlords seeking to evict tenants during pandemic

Troy questioned the minister about landlords in the process of securing evictions notices against “non-conforming tenants”.

37.1k

Aug 24th 2022, 7:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: How much do you pay a month in rent?

Additional help for renters might feature in September’s Budget.

55.2k

Aug 18th 2022, 10:18 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

Aug 10th 2022, 3:16 PM

# Housing

SF's Ó Broin calls for urgent action to prevent homelessness amid spike in Notices to Quit

From April 2021 until the end of June 451 investigations have been initiated by the RTB against landlords.

22.7k

Aug 8th 2022, 9:23 AM

# Housing

HAP discretion rate changes for the first time in 6 years, increasing to 35%

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says he will be expanding the couple’s rate to single people.

23.2k

Jun 3rd 2022, 1:43 PM

# 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

May 26th 2022, 9:15 AM

# housing costs

More than half of renting households receive support for housing costs

The new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute looks at housing supports for low-income renters.

14.3k

May 26th 2022, 8:10 AM

# Housing Crisis

Varadkar: 'Far too many people have to spend too much of their income on rent'

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says rents are out of control.

24.6k

May 12th 2022, 1:37 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.

30.5k

May 5th 2022, 5:15 PM

# Housing Crisis

More regulation of short-term lets on the way as charity says renters left with 'no options'

The Housing Minister at the weekend said the government is planning to take action in the coming weeks.

25.4k

May 2nd 2022, 10:24 AM

# 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

# 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.

50.1k

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

Mar 30th 2022, 1:09 PM

# Housing

90 per cent of rental properties unavailable to HAP recipients

Just five properties were available within standard HAP limits for a couple or one parent and one child.

30.3k

Jan 30th 2022, 4:02 PM

All time

# Rent cap

New bill will cap rent increases at 2% in Rent Pressure Zones and bring in unlimited-term tenancies

The new legislation also proposes to provide enhanced tenancy protection by making a ‘Part 4’ tenancy one of unlimited duration.

18.9k

Nov 16th 2021, 3:25 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’.

27.7k

Nov 10th 2021, 8:01 AM

# Rent cap

Housing minister set to bring rent cap legislation to Cabinet

Darragh O’Brien said that the proposed legislation will be brought to a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday.

10.6k

Nov 2nd 2021, 3:33 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

# He's a good boy

'It seems they've lost their humanity': Renters hit out at landlords requesting pet rent

Pet rent of €75 has been requested at a Dublin property development and one woman has been told pay a €500 deposit.

60.1k

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Oct 30th 2021, 8:00 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.

24.6k

Updated

Sep 27th 2021, 10:30 AM

Voices

Dr Rory Hearne: It's simple - the Government favours landlords and investors over renters

The housing expert says the broken rental market in Ireland is down to years of failed political policy.

59.8k

Sep 25th 2021, 11:45 AM

# Housing

Daft agrees to develop processes to remove ads that exclude rent allowance tenants

The company came to an agreement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on foot of a 2016 complaint.

10.6k

Jul 29th 2021, 4:53 PM