Eoghan Murphy asked to intervene over two-month rent deposit

The housing minister has been asked to intervene after it emerged that some tenants are being asked for two months’ rent as a deposit.

Responding to reports that Ireland’s largest private landlord is asking tenants for the money, Labour spokeswoman on housing, Jan O’Sullivan, called on the minister, Eoghan Murphy, to urgently refer the case to the Residential Tenancies Board to check the legality of charging a double month’s rent as a deposit.

Leasing company, Irish Residential Properties Reit (IRES), owns around 2,400 apartments in the greater Dublin area.