Sigma, the private rented sector (“PRS”), residential development and urban regeneration specialist has launched the Sigma Scottish PRS Fund, with investment from the Scottish Government’s Building Scotland Fund. Sigma’s Scottish Fund will have initial resources of £43m, with £30m provided by the Building Scotland Fund in the form of a revolving credit facility and the
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The Data Protection Act 2018 (‘the Act’) came into force on the 25 May 2018. It incorporates the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) into UK’s legislation. The Act controls how personal information is used and sets strict principles that need to be followed when handling someone else’s data. Organisations often refer to the Act to
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*Cllr PJ Ryan. Photograph: Gary Collins Criticism has been levelled at the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) which was described as “virtually useless” by Cllr PJ Ryan last week. Individuals on Clare County Council’s housing list are eligible for HAP which provides assistance for them to pay their rent in private accommodation. It is up to
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Local residents have called on voluntary housing body, Cluid Housing to abandon its hardline “small pet-eviction” policy in their Belarmine apartments in Stepaside. “In November, I was approached by a group of shocked residents from Belarmine Hall. They told me that Cluid notified them that all pets should be removed by Christmas Eve,” says local
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Landlord and Tenant are two words which have deep historical roots in Ireland. Often followed by a dreaded word: “eviction”. Back to Famine times, the relationship between landlord and tenant was unfriendly. The landlords were the rich, the Ascendancy, the oppressors, the tenants were always the victims, the Irish, the peasants, the poor people. All
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New proposals designed to strengthen renters’ rights don’t do enough to stop evictions into homelessness, according to housing charity Threshold. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy this week announced new proposals to strengthen rights in the private rental market. These include the extension of rent pressure zones until 2021. The proposals also include strict requirements about eviction
Proposals to strengthen renters’ rights do not prevent evictions, says housing charity Irish Examiner
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New proposals designed to strengthen renters’ rights don’t do enough to stop evictions into homelessness, according to housing charity Threshold. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy this week announced new proposals to strengthen rights in the private rental market. These include the extension of rent pressure zones until 2021. The proposals also include strict requirements about eviction
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Sinn Fein TD Maurice Quinlivan. Pic. Emma Jervis/ Press 22 THE designation of Limerick City East as a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) will have a limited effect on the local housing crisis. Confirmation that the qualifying criteria for RPZ has been met means that rent increases in areas around Castletroy, Monaleen and Annacotty will be limited
Justice Mary Irvine has been appointed to the Supreme Court. Solicitors John O’Leary and Patricia Harney and barrister Treasa Kelly have also been appointed to the District Court. Under section 17 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 (as amended) procedures in respect of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board do not apply where a
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