Dáil returns: Noonan may extend tax relief for landlords to keep them in market

Extended tax relief measures for landlords are being considered as part of next month’s budget in a bid to stop numbers leaving the sector.

A limited number of landlords availed of changes in the last budget which allowed them offset their rental tax liability against mortgage interest costs.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan raised the tax relief for landlords from 75% to 100% of the interest accruing on loans on properties leased for social housing purposes.