Labour proposes state assessment for return of rental deposits

RENT deposits should be placed in a central state fund with an independent assessment of whether they would be paid back to tenants, under a proposal by the Labour Party.

Housing and local government spokesman Ciarán Lynch said the plan would put an end to the thousands of disputes over deposits between landlords and tenants, and ensure that unreturned deposits are put to good use.

It would also save the State around e60 million by doing away with the situation where landlords cheat the State by failing to return deposits covered under the Rent Supplement.