# Renting

Average rent for new tenancies in Ireland rose by almost 9% year-on-year

The Residential Tenancies Board has today published the Q1 2023 Rent Index report.

8.2k

Aug 31st 2023, 3:21 PM

Over 5,700 notices to quit issued to tenants in second quarter after eviction ban lifted

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has called on the Government to immediately reintroduce the ban on no-fault evictions.

13.0k

Aug 10th 2023, 1:45 PM

New income limit for cost-rental scheme comes into effect, increasing to €66,000 in Dublin

The net household income limit for those living in the rest of the country is now €59,000.

23.4k

Aug 1st 2023, 6:59 AM

This year

2023

# rent credit

Just one in ten registered tenants have claimed €500 rent tax credit this year

It was estimated that the credit would benefit around 400,000 people when it was announced last year.

19.1k

Jul 22nd 2023, 10:25 AM

# Report

Irish households generally don't spend more income on housing compared to elsewhere in Europe

Research published today by the ESRI, funded by the Department of Housing, explores the housing affordability challenges faced in Ireland.

14.3k

Jul 20th 2023, 7:41 AM

# renters

Cabinet signs off on cost-rental income ceiling increase for renters

An incorporeal Cabinet meeting was held this afternoon.

26.4k

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Jul 18th 2023, 6:20 PM

Department of Housing returned more than €380m to exchequer due to underspend by Govt

The Government has faced criticism in recent times for the consistent underspend of its budget.

7.4k

Jun 1st 2023, 10:30 AM

Census 2022: New stats show how much average rents have risen in the private sector since 2016

The number of owner-occupier properties also fell last year, according to the Census.

10.0k

May 30th 2023, 5:10 PM

# summer 2023

Govt summer priorities: Renters' rights, safe access zones, vaping rules and late-night pubs

A new pension system and a ban on conversion therapy are other issues to be addressed.

10.0k

Apr 20th 2023, 12:17 PM

# Evictions

'Where will they go?': Coveney says invalid notices to quit should be challenged

The minister rounded on Sinn Féin’s policies to scrap the Help to Buy and First Home Scheme.

17.6k

Apr 19th 2023, 2:36 PM

Taoiseach says Govt did not have exact RTB figures when deciding to lift eviction ban

Questions have been raised about whether government knew the extent of the notices to quit that had been served.

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Apr 5th 2023, 5:41 PM

Taoiseach calls for 'accurate' language, says notices to quit are not evictions

The government has been under scrutiny in recent weeks for its decision to lift the eviction ban

16.4k

Mar 24th 2023, 12:35 PM

# rent a room

Measures to allow social welfare recipients to earn up to €14k a year in rent being extended

Under the measures, social welfare payments are not impacted for earning rental income under €14,000.

28.7k

Mar 22nd 2023, 8:31 AM

Sinn Féin motion to call for eviction ban to be extended to January 2024

Speaking to reporters in New York last night, Mary Lou McDonald said her party will move the motion today.

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Mar 14th 2023, 6:04 PM

'We have turned a corner': Pre-budget tax breaks for renters and landlords dismissed by Tánaiste

The Tánaiste said a corner has been turned on housing.

15.6k

Mar 14th 2023, 4:10 PM

Nearly 5,000 eviction notices were served on tenants between July and September last summer

The rental sector is under scrutiny in the wake of the government’s decision not to extend the eviction ban.

10.0k

Mar 10th 2023, 3:24 PM

Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien

The Housing Minister formally announced today that the eviction moratorium will be lifted from 31 March

22.7k

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Mar 7th 2023, 9:54 PM

Landlords selling property will have to give tenant option to buy under new scheme

The First Home Scheme is to be amended to include tenants who wish to buy the property when their landlord is selling up.

61.3k

Mar 7th 2023, 4:30 PM

Varadkar defends ending eviction ban as Opposition TDs slam 'heartless' decision

The three coalition party leaders met with the housing minister yesterday evening, with Cabinet now discussing the measure.

Coalition leaders and the Housing Minister decided at a meeting last night to lift the eviction ban as planned on 31 March.

Opposition politicians and housing activists have condemning the move.

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Bróin said the decision 'will mean more adults, children & pensioners will become homeless from April'.

34.0k

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Mar 7th 2023, 2:59 PM

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.

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Mar 6th 2023, 10:41 PM

Government's mind is still not made up on whether to extend the eviction ban

Minister Heather Humphreys has reaffirmed that the government still deciding whether it will pursue an extension.

9.6k

Feb 26th 2023, 2:44 PM

Ireland should follow Denmark and require vacant properties to be rented out, Varadkar advised

The NESC report suggests an NCT-style system could be set up for rental properties to ensure minimum standards.

24.0k

Feb 15th 2023, 7:33 PM

Landlords should get tax breaks in return for longer tenancies, Taoiseach advised

The report into the private rental sector is due to be published today.

24.8k

Feb 15th 2023, 12:05 AM

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

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.

18.1k

Jan 17th 2023, 6:30 AM

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.

15.7k

Jan 11th 2023, 6:10 AM

Last year

2022

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.

24.9k

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.

29.1k

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.

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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

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

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.

17.8k

Nov 24th 2022, 2:07 PM

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

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.

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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

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.

15.5k

Oct 27th 2022, 6:22 PM

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.

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Oct 17th 2022, 11:00 PM