'Workable solutions' needed for families in rent arrears, charities warn

Housing minister Darragh O'Brien extended protections for renters on Monday. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

Urgent preventative action is needed before the ban on evictions and rent increases can be lifted, housing and homelessness charities have warned.

Housing minister Darragh O'Brien announced that rent freezes and the ban on evictions would be extended until August 1 while other measures are put in place to protect tenants and property owners. The move has been broadly welcomed, though concerns have been raised about the last minute nature of the move. The measures were extended just hours before they were due to expire.