Property owners consider legal challenge to eviction ban 

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the winter eviction ban could be legally justified under public interest

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien. Picture: Michelle Devane/PA Wire

The Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) is considering a legal challenge to Government proposals for an eviction ban.

IPOA chairperson Mary Conway has described the ban as an attempt by the Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien to “feel better” about the housing crisis but said the proposal will not make much difference and will not prevent evictions this winter.