Rent reforms ‘already’ improving sentiment among apartment developers, says Ires Reit
State’s largest private landlord on track to sell 50 apartments this year
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We need 75 firms building 400 units each a year to meet housing targets
International capital rather than labour and skills is what’s required to meet housing targets
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
Housing stock is now less than half of the average available supply between 2015 and 2019
Galway students face 18% rise in private accommodation costs
Residential Tenancies Board says rent pressure zone rules apply irrespective of length of tenancy
Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks
Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package
Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole
Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws
Property firms seek temporary VAT reduction to boost viability
Industry body Irish Institutional Property highlights rising cost of construction in ‘already distressed property market’
Number of landlords investigated over serious breaches in rental law doubles
RTB has started 249 new investigations into deliberate breaches of rental law so far this year, compared with 124 in all of 2024
Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again
Only project to be opened so far under funding from student plan is 116 beds at Maynooth University
Student accommodation group defers €500m investment amid sector uncertainty
Global Student Accommodation Group has deferred the investment amid policy uncertainty over the sector
Housing commencement figures down nearly 80% so far this year
Government unlikely to meet housing target this year, Department of Housing data suggests
Average monthly rents now twice those of Celtic Tiger peak, data shows
First-time buyers in Dublin may now need six-figure salary to qualify for mortgages
How many TDs and Senators live in rented homes?
A survey by The Irish Times suggests landlords outnumber renters by some distance among the politicians in Leinster House
Majority of calls to housing charity concerned about tenancy being ended
Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income
Government cannot afford to deliver the homes Ireland needs without big investors
Return for private sector from housing needs to compensate for risks taken and foregone returns from investment in other countries
‘When do new rental rules take effect?’ ‘Can I be asked to move out now?’ Your tenant and landlord questions answered
We recently invited readers to submit queries on incoming rental changes. Here’s a selection of them, with our responses
Private rental sector has lost more than 43,000 properties over past five years
Ireland’s ‘stringent rent controls’ have led investors to seek more favourable markets in recent years, according to Sherry Fitzgerald
Value of sanctions against Irish landlords for breaches reaches highest rate, RTB figures show
Investigation finds extensive overcrowding at multiple properties with mattresses laid on floors
What the new rent rules mean for landlords and tenants
In the News podcast: To clear the confusion around new RPZ rules we asked our readers for their questions
Delays to housing plan could push it back to September
Government figures say plan could not be completed until funding review of multi-year infrastructure delivery programme published
Former Ires activist Vision to lose one board nominee as it cuts stake below 3%
Two Vision directors appointed after truce at Ireland’s largest listed landlord last year backed board view opposing sale or break-up of business
‘A load of bull’ that Sinn Féin is on the side of working people, Tánaiste says
Simon Harris claims Sinn Féin is the ‘wealthiest party’ and property owner in the Dáil
Minister seeks to ease fears of Airbnb hosts over new short-term letting rules
Many people live in the homes they are renting out and so will not need planning permission, says James Browne
Rent pressure zone changes will be painful for tenants, Central Bank warns
US tariffs threaten to punch €18bn hole in public finances in extreme scenario
Rent Pressure Zones could be in place across country by Friday, Dáil told
Opposition hit out at rental reforms as ‘ramshackle, haphazard, back-of-the-envelope’ proposals
Will rent reform hitting holiday lets irk Coalition’s own Ministers?
Questions over electricity supply for data centres plague the Government
Thousands of holiday lets will need planning permission due to Rent Pressure Zone changes
Coalition could face a backlash from ministers in affected areas
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne says
Minister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extended
Legislation to extend rent pressure zones to entire country to be rushed through Dáil and Seanad
Emergency law will mean remaining 55 out of 166 electoral areas to become RPZs this month
Landlords rail against rent control reforms
Tenants and property owners find themselves in an unlikely alliance in opposing proposed reforms – albeit for different reasons
Rent reforms will pull up the drawbridge on future renters
Most studies show rent controls depress development
Political nerves jangle over rent reforms: ‘We’re out defending something without any real evidence it’s going to make a difference’
Some in the Coalition parties fear the costs could outweigh the gains regarding changes to rent pressure zones regime while others point to the longer-term electoral picture
Irish investor group targets Polish rental sector
Domestic market in flux amid fresh round of planned reforms
The Government is finally showing some political courage in tackling the housing crisis
The most worrying feature of the Coalition’s first six months in office has been the impression of drift. This is a step in the right direction
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