RTB criticised as number of enforcement orders declines

David Carroll, chief executive of housing charity Depaul, said the private rental sector has 'virtually collapsed'.

There has been a sharp decline in the number of enforcement actions taken against landlords by the rental sector watchdog despite tens of thousands of referrals for failing to register tenancies.

As homelessness reaches another record high and advocates warn of the complete collapse of the rental sector, new figures from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) reveal a fall-off in legal actions taken against landlords who have failed to register tenancies, with just 10 court summons over a two-year period.