Varadkar: Landlords and renters to be given tax relief in budget

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said measures must be taken to stop the exit of landlords from the rental sector

'It wouldn’t be fair to say that we’re going to give tax concessions to landlords in order to keep them renting, which would be a good thing, but then to say to renters there is nothing there for them, that wouldn’t be fair,' Leo Varadkar said. Picture. Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie

Both landlords and renters will be given tax relief in the upcoming budget, the Tánaiste has said.

Speaking in Balbriggan, north Dublin, Leo Varadkar said measures must be taken to stop the exit of landlords from the rental sector after a Daft.ie report showed a record low number of available properties.