Security of tenure is 'key to a well-functioning private rental sector'

John-Mark McCafferty, chief executive officer, Threshold; Ann-Marie O’Reilly, national advocacy manager, Threshold; and Liam Reid, chairman, Threshold. Picture: Fintan Clarke/Coalesce

Private tenants in Ireland are being “penalised” because Ireland is “keeping regulation weaker than it needs to be to keep a small cohort of accidental landlords in the sector”, a top housing academic has said.

Speaking at the launch of Threshold’s annual report, UCD assistant professor Mick Byrne said that security of tenure is key to a well-functioning private rental sector.