Review of renting laws to focus on possible abuse

THE Government is to review aspects of renting laws after it emerged some landlords were registering their tenants as the equivalent of hotel guests.

Minister for Housing Michael Finneran has told Labour Cork South Central TD Ciaran Lynch that he will arrange to have the issue reviewed, particularly if there is evidence that existing laws are “the subject of abuse”.

Mr Lynch had claimed that the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA), which represents landlords, has been encouraging its members to issue tenants with “licence agreements” rather than tenancies, effectively placing them in the same category as hotel guests.