Freeze rents for three years to stop 'soul-destroying' prices rising, say opposition

Labour TD Ivana Bacik said those she had spoken to find rent levels 'soul-destroying and demoralising' and are under constant fear of eviction. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Rent levels are "demoralising" and "soul-destroying" for tenants and the Government must act to tackle them, opposition TDs have said.

The Government is being urged by both the Labour Party and the Social Democrats to introduce a fresh three-year freeze on private rent to combat the spike in prices.