Noel Baker The director and assistant director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) have apologised for the mishandling of a case in which a bank is seeking to repossess a house but where the householders lodged an appeal and money was taken from their account, only for the RTB to rule that the bank could proceed.

The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) responded to a record number of queries from landlords and tenants in 2016 with staff dealing with over 130,000 calls

One in five people are now living in rental accommodation in this country, according to the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board.

ABSENTEE landlords are causing huge problems in housing estates throughout Limerick, it was claimed yesterday.