‘Under-pressure’ rental sector becoming a threat to job creation

Ireland’s rental sector is under “enormous pressure” and is becoming a threat to job creation, according to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).

The organisation, which reports to the Taoiseach on strategic issues relating to economic development and social justice, today publishes its report, ‘Ireland’s Private Rental Sector: Pathways to Secure Occupancy and Affordable Supply’.

In it, the group argues that tenants should be provided with more secure occupancy and that more affordable permanent rental housing should be made available for low- and medium-income families.