‘Generation Rent’ living at the mercy of landlords

A generation of Irish people face the prospect of not owning their own property for at least another decade, a major conference on housing has been told.

Housing support agency Threshold said there was now a ‘Generation Rent’ in Ireland who would find it difficult to get on the housing ladder and who therefore were living according to the whims of the rental market.

Senator Aideen Hayden, chairwoman of Threshold, said the scenario faced by this generation also heaped pressure on government to ensure there was a good flow of decent quality rented accommodation and increased stability and security for tenants.