THIS WEEK THERE was more talk from Environment Minister Alan Kelly that some form of ‘rent certainty’ could be on its way.
This came alongside a draft report that showed there is still a large amount of unsuitable property being let out in the country’s capital – with major issues arising from family homes being converted into multiple-occupancy dwellings.
Rent control?
Environment Minister Alan Kelly has announced that he plans to introduce some form of rent certainty.
This would be aimed at stopping tenants suffering from the sharply increasing rents that have been seen during the housing crisis.
As part of this, he also said that he intends to introduce incentives for landlords who offer tenants longer-term leases.
Rental property inspections
A draft report by Dublin City Council and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland on rental flats in Dublin has found that 84% of them failed to meet minimum standards.
It was also seen that half of all of the properties inspected were not of an adequate size.
Speaking about this, councillor Mannix Flynn, said, “Behind a lot of what would be petite façades, in Georgian Dublin and indeed in Rathmines and Ranelagh, there is a horror story to be told.”
Nice place
One of the plushest resorts in the country has come onto the market.
The five-star Castlemartyr Resort in Cork is available for €13 million.
It was reportedly the site of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s honeymoon and is known for having played host to a number of other high-profile guests.
This week the former home of one of Apple’s co-founders Steve Wozniak has sold for $3.9 million (€3.44 million) after being on the market for two years and coming down in value by more than $200,000 (€177,000). The property was listed and de-listed numerous times due to concerns about who the buyer would be, Business Insider reports.
(All pictures courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty)
This week DeZeen took a look at the New York offices of tech company LinkedIn. Based in the Empire State Building, its headquarters include a room completely lined with telephones that leads to a secret ‘speakeasy’ bar.
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