Elaine Loughlin: Browne becomes minister for muddled messaging amid rental change confusion

New measures are aimed at 'attracting private investment while protecting tenants'
Elaine Loughlin: Browne becomes minister for muddled messaging amid rental change confusion

'We want to provide certainty, clarity and stability for the rental sector', housing minister James Browne said on Tuesday, as journalists scratched their heads.

James Browne is quickly becoming the minister for muddled messaging and utter confusion as he scrambles to get a grip on housing.

When you are explaining you are losing, but within hours of bringing forward changes that will add tiers within tiers of regulations for renters to try get their heads around, the housing minister's adviser had gone a step further in issuing a clarification.

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