New laws place alarming burden on landlords

READING through the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act, I was alarmed at the bureaucratic nature of the legislation and the burden it will place on landlords and letting agencies.

It is not uncommon, for example, for three or four people to rent an apartment and in time these tenants change. Now, whenever this happens, either a new lease or some assignment of lease will be required.

Is that a new €70 charge (the quoted cost of registering a new tenancy)? The maximum charge quoted is €300 over 12 months, depending on how many units in a property are occupied, and heaven help the landlord if he decides to sell any of them.