Paul Hosford: New housing regulations are too late - the horse has already bolted

New rules introduced to level the playing field between house-hunters and investment funds are too little, too late. 

The new rules do not affect the thousands of homes already in planning, meaning it will be years before their impact is felt. File Picture Dan Linehan

On Thursday in the Dáil, housing led the way in Leaders' Questions for the seventh time in a row.

While issues that dominate the Dáil sometimes don't make their way into general conversation, housing is an all too real example of when it does. We all know someone who is struggling to purchase a home, paying exorbitant rents, or is worried about a long-term housing solution. In many cases, people are ticking all three boxes at once.