Focus Ireland: Laws may increase homelessness

A homelessness charity has warned more people could end up on the streets as a result of new laws for landlords.

Focus Ireland said Government regulations that prohibit the renting of sub-standard bed-sits put people on low incomes at risk as landlords will move out of the market as they can’t afford to renovate the properties.

Director of advocacy Mike Allen said a third of tenants living in a traditional bed-sit, often with a shared bathroom and no kitchen facilities, are unemployed.