Quietly-published Government report recommends hiking RAS payments to landlords

The Department of Housing report published last month also suggests introducing ‘finder’s fees’ for new properties

In a report apparently at odds with views Taoiseach Micheál Martin expressed in a recent 'Irish Examiner' interview, the Department of Housing calls for hikes in the level of payments councils can make to landlords, currently capped at 92%. Picture: iStock

A Government report has recommended a hike in payments to landlords renting out properties under the State’s rental accommodation scheme.

The report also suggests that ‘finder’s fees’ for new properties be introduced.