Longford/Westmeath Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has called for the implementation of an emergency three year rent reduction and freeze following the publication of the Q4 Residential Tenancies Board index analysis which revealed the continuing escalation of rent premiums in the county. “Rents in Westmeath have increased by 10.1 percent and this confirms the need
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May
May
Rent caps on student accommodation are preventing price cuts in summer, a landlords’ group has said. The Irish Property Owners Association claimed that the inclusion of student halls in rent pressure zones had led to “serious difficulties”. “Traditionally there were different prices for summer letting and term-time letting under licence. Summer lettings were normally lower
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The housing charity Threshold has called for the ban on rent increases and evictions to be immediately extended. The charity said there is a “huge level of fear and distress” among tenants and it has seen a substantial increase in calls due to the COVID-19 crisis. It made the call after the Residential Tenancies Board
Today, the RTB published the quarterly Rent Index for the October-December period (Q4) of 2019. Following referral from the Housing Agency and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy T.D., the RTB, using the Q4 2019 Rent Index, has confirmed to Minister Murphy that five Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) are designated RPZs
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Apr
Apr
Source: RTB FIVE MORE AREAS of the country have now met the criteria to become Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs). It must be noted, however, that there is currently a nationwide rent freeze and ban on evictions as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. The news of the new RPZs comes as the latest rent index
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Feb
Feb
The average asking price for rents fell slightly in the last three months of 2019, according to property site Daft.ie, but was more than 4% higher over the course of the year. It is the first time average national rents have fallen on a quarterly basis since 2012 and leave prices 4.1% higher compared to
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Jan
Jan
There is a warning that Rent Pressure Zones can be legally abused by landlords when they charge additional fees. A house in Dublin has been advertised for a €6,600 upfront payment, broken down into separate charges such as a deposit, rent, management fee and car space. The letting agent says the landlord wanted €1,600 in
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Jan
Jan
There is a warning that Rent Pressure Zones can be legally abused by landlords when they charge additional fees. A house in Dublin has been advertised for a €6,600 upfront payment, broken down into separate charges such as a deposit, rent, management fee and car space. The letting agent says the landlord wanted €1,600 in
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Jan
Fianna Fail Leader Micheal Martin says he wants to reduce the amount peoples’ rents can rise in rent pressure zones. Fianna Fail Leader Micheal Martin says he wants to reduce the amount peoples’ rents can rise in rent pressure zones. FIANNA FÁIL LEADER Micheál Martin has said he is not “instinctively against” the idea of
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Jan
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Local Government Darragh O’Brien. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Local Government Darragh O’Brien. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland FIANNA FÁIL HAS published legal advice stating that the roll out of a rent freeze would be unconstitutional. Today, the party announced a housing package