Bring all landlords into the tax net

AN increasing proportion of housing in residential estates in Waterford is being purchased for rental.

This provides a valuable service to those who need it. However, the regulation nationwide of the rental sector needs greatly to be improved.

Landlords are required by law to register their properties. Recent official figures for houses registered in the Waterford city council area, for example, stand at around 400. However, I suspect that unofficial figures are far greater and that this reflects the situation nationwide.

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