Planning regulation uncertainty fuels criticism of short-term let register delay

Sinn Fein housing spokesperson Eoin O Broin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Ministers should “come out and tell us what is going on” with new planning policies, the opposition has said, after the introduction of a register for short-term lets was delayed by more than six months.

The register was due to be introduced by May 20, but on Wednesday the government confirmed it will come into effect from December 1.