Sir, – Finding a place to live in Dublin is like trying to win the lottery. Even putting the cost of renting aside, there simply is very little supply to go around.
It almost beggars belief to see Mary Lou Mc Donald claim that Sinn Féin’s housing policy doesn’t drive away landlords from the market (“Mary Lou McDonald rejects idea Sinn Féin housing policy prompting landlords to exit market”, April 10th).
When the big accountancy firms are preparing their clients for a wealth exodus if Sinn Féin enters into power (“PwC note advises clients to sell assets before Sinn Féin takes power”, Business, April 9th), it doesn’t take a genius to connect the dots and see the writing on the wall.
If we witness capital flight on an unprecedented scale, what makes anyone think that small landlords will wish to stick around? Especially when conditions for them are awful.
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If Sinn Féin in Government is anything like their county councillors, we’ll have even fewer homes, higher taxes and a lot more waffling. – Yours, etc,
NIKO KAWONCZYK,
Drumcondra,
Dublin.
