Landlords claim rent fixing is against law

Government efforts to fix rents amid escalating rates in Dublin and elsewhere have been declared “unconstitutional” and an “attack on the property rights” of landlords, TDs and senators have been told.

Landlords are also threatening to withdraw co-operation with social housing tenants and those on rent supplement schemes if rent control measures are introduced.

Amid a rift between members of the coalition on whether to introduce “rent certainty” for a number of years, property owners have now contacted politicians directly outlining legal objections to such a move.