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Rent

RPZs 'succeeded' in limiting rent increases but reform is needed

27 Mar

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The Daily Poll

What do you consider to be affordable rent?

22 Feb

31.2k

your stories

Have you ever lived in a cabin or modular unit? What was it like?

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rent pressure zones

Cabinet committee meeting tomorrow to look at 'all different actions' to address housing crisis

16 Feb

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rent pressure zones

Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments

11 Feb

15.4k

Renting

The average rent for new tenancies in Ireland has grown to over €1,600

5 Dec 2024

12.9k

The Morning Lead

Rents up 43% on pre-Covid levels amid calls for increased government support for rental sector

13 Nov 2024

11.5k

The Morning Lead

One-in-five private Dublin tenancies rented by landlords who own 100+ properties

It’s a different story for the rest of the country.

Eoghan Dalton

8 Aug 2024

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pulls no punches

Five main takeaways from the bombshell Housing Commission report

The report skewered Government policy over housing and said a radical reset was needed.

22 May 2024

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Eviction

Eviction notice sent to young couple in Waterford by text message was invalid, RTB rules

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

25 Apr 2024

31.6k

Daft rental report

Rent price hikes are finally dropping in Dublin but are rising everywhere else

23 Feb 2024

9.9k

rent increase

Latest RTB report shows highest annual hike in new rents since the series began

30 Nov 2023

11.0k

Homelessness

Threshold worked with over 12,000 households deemed at risk of homelessness last year

15 Nov 2023

4.8k

renters

People who rent are now paying over €3,500 more per annum than mortgage holders

13 Nov 2023

20.0k

Renting

Threshold calls for NCT-style inspections of rental properties over concerns about poor standards

31 Oct 2023

14.4k

cashback

Rent tax credit to rise to €750 next year

Updated 10 Oct 2023

12.7k

The Morning Lead

Fewer than 50,000 renters have claimed the Rent Tax Credit so far this year

27 Sep 2023

12.5k

ESRI

Rent for sitting tenants is over 15% lower than rent for newer tenants in similar properties

20 Sep 2023

6.4k

Housing

Average rent for new tenancies in Ireland rose by almost 9% year-on-year

31 Aug 2023

9.0k

Renting

Over 5,700 notices to quit issued to tenants in second quarter after eviction ban lifted

10 Aug 2023

13.2k

Daft Report

Average rent in Dublin is over €2,300 - but rises have stabilised since last quarter

10 Aug 2023

25.3k

renters

Number of pensioners renting from private landlords has doubled since 2011

27 Jul 2023

11.0k

Report

Irish households generally don't spend more income on housing compared to elsewhere in Europe

20 Jul 2023

14.6k

Daft

Rents rise 1% in first three months of 2023

15 May 2023

12.4k

Housing

Irish Government ‘will move heaven and earth’ for older renters facing eviction, says minister

Updated 11 May 2023

22.3k

vacant homes tax

Cian O'Callaghan: Owners of vacant properties should either use it, rent it or sell it

Cian O'Callaghan

19 Apr 2023

15.7k

eviction ban

Varadkar: 'Demonisation' of landlords caused rent hikes and reduced housing supply

8 Mar 2023

14.7k

Housing

Threshold says 40% of tenancy terminations for property sale were invalid in last quarter of 2022

17 Jan 2023

18.2k

rent pressure zone

Minister to assess how co-living developments can be brought under rent legislation

10 Jan 2023

13.3k

Housing

Threshold answered a call every 20 minutes from private renters facing eviction so far this year

3 Nov 2022

10.1k

Reaction

Housing minister welcomes mortgage rule change but concerns raised about house price increases

19 Oct 2022

12.2k

eviction ban

Landlord group says it has 'deep-rooted' reservations about potential eviction ban

10 Oct 2022

20.2k

Housing

Winter eviction ban being kept under review, says Taoiseach

6 Oct 2022

7.5k

Housing

€1,000 rent credit just a 'starting point', as housing minister says Govt will look to increase it

1 Oct 2022

23.6k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Is the renters' €500 tax credit just worth seven days' rent in Dublin?

28 Sep 2022

15.7k

budget 2023

Landlord group 'shocked' at lack of supports as Donohoe says rent freeze won't work

27 Sep 2022

30.6k

rental crisis

New tax credit worth €500 to be introduced for renters

Updated 27 Sep 2022

30.6k

FactCheck

FactFind: How many current TDs own houses that they rent out?

17 Sep 2022

44.4k

Poll

Poll: Do you want to see a rent freeze?

7 Sep 2022

28.6k

Rental Property

Donnelly says he doesn't believe his failure to renew RTB registration warrants his resignation

Updated 1 Sep 2022

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