New legislation introduced in a piecemeal manner is killing investment in the private rental sector. 

Landlords are calling on the next government to incentivise the return of thousands of properties abandoned because of their owners’ inability to refurbish to the required standards.

Supply is the issue that needs to be addressed if we are to solve the housing crisis. 

If the Government proceeds with further regulation of the housing market, already under pressure landlords will be squeezed out of the market, thereby reducing available accommodation and causing further homelessness.

The Simon Community has criticised the Government for failing to introduce rent certainty measures in the budget.

At a meeting in Wynne’s Hotel this week, 300 Irish Property Owners’ Association (IPOA) members vented their fury at the proposed introduction of rent control/certainty by the Government.

The Government has been urged to incentivise tenants to move to rural areas or lift the blanket ban on bedsits instead of imposing de facto rent controls on properties.

Almost 40,000 households rushed to register with Irish Water on Monday to fulfill its February 2 deadline, according to the utility company.

Irish Water is finalising measures to go after tenants who do not pay water charges amid growing confusion among landlords and renters about the new tariff.

Landlords have defended themselves from claims they are to blame for the housing crisis and said the Government should take responsibility.

The Private Residential Tenancies Board secured almost 200 court orders last year against rogue landlords or tenants who ignored its determinations.

Landlords could face fines for failing to safeguard windows under a review of regulations after it emerged that inspectors are powerless to insist landlords install safety catches.

House prices in Ireland are rising at a much higher rate than in most EU countries, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

Landlords have claimed new regulations on minimum standards for rental accommodation, due to come into force next month, could lead to homelessness on a large scale and force tenants to pay more for alternative accommodation.

Landlords illegally retaining deposits are pushing some vulnerable families towards homelessness, according to the latest annual report from Threshold.

Why was Threshold featured in the Prime Time programme on the problems a minority of tenants face with an even tinier number of landlords who it is claimed do not live up to their responsibilities?

The practice of clamping vehicles outside hospitals would be scrapped while clampers would have to engage in an appeals process under proposals to overhaul the industry.

Landlords from the Irish Property Owners’ Association have said a new levy as suggested by Social Protection Minister Joan Burton would be another penalty on them.

Betting taxes are to be extended to online bookmakers and gambling exchanges, it was announced today.

LANDLORDS are threatening legal action over the introduction of a €200 tax on rental or holiday homes which the Government plans to impose as early as next month.