Renting

Letters: Grappling with the housing crisis

Alongside speed of delivery, the composition of supply also matters

Dublin City Council move to former DIT site from Wood Quay expected to cost €581m

Deal to buy Kevin Street site expected to be finalised in weeks with former offices expected to be replaced with housing

Supply of homes to rent in February hits by far its lowest level in 20 years

Rents across the State increased by 4.4% last year, up from an inflation rate of 3.6% in 2024, Daft.ie report shows

I’m renting a new-build apartment and it’s mouldy. What can I do?

Property Clinic: I don’t want to be held responsible by my landlord for the problem or for the cost of repairing it

Landlord Ires Reit back in profit and increases revenues despite selling some units

Irish listed company says its average monthly rent rose 2.1% last year to €1,852 as it sold off some lower-value properties

Landlords’ complaints are proof public bodies cannot win

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Prime Dublin city centre residential investment guiding at €15.5m

Pembroke Street portfolio comprises 23 apartments and is generating gross rental income of €1.021m annually

The new short-term letting rules: has the tourism sector won at the expense of housing?

Ban on planning for new short-term lets in places with more than 20,000 people is seen as a victory for tourism over housing

Residential Tenancies Board grants almost 1,000 applications for legal help over three years

Body has increased annual funding to enforce cases, including unlawful tenancy terminations, overholding and rent arrears

The housing crisis that can’t be solved, and the cost of being a stay-at-home parent

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Rental reforms will drive landlords out of sector, property group tells Minister

Body warned of likely legal challenges against rental reforms in pre-budget letter

Unclear how many short-term lets could be returned to residential use under crackdown

Department of Housing says ‘significant number’ of properties will be brought into long-term market

‘Shannon was bursting out in tears with fear’: Boyd-Barrett tells Dáil of couple and children facing eviction

Couple and children with special needs face living in hostel due to impending ‘no fault’ eviction, Dáil told

Short-term letting owners without planning permission may be given more time to comply

New rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000

Short-term let restrictions will only apply to towns with populations over 20,000 after Government rowback

Minister for Tourism says opposition from Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae not the reason for change of approach

Major builders pull back from legal threat over new rent rules

Letter sent to Department of Housing stated proposals due to take effect in March interfere with ‘constitutional property rights’

New rent Bill would add to an incomprehensible jumble and is possibly unconstitutional

This deeply flawed Bill will not in any way resolve the issue of high rents, argues Alan Shatter

Public somewhat sceptical of Government’s claims of progress on housing crisis

Issue was prominent in minds of voters at time of 2024 general election and has maintained its standing

Two-thirds of voters back insertion of right to housing into Constitution, poll shows

Fewer than a third of voters think Government is making progress on housing, Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds

‘If a private landlord acted like Dublin City Council, they would be in court and paying fines’

The fact local authority tenants do not have recourse to the Residential Tenancies Board is beyond belief

Just 207 long-term nursing home residents renting out their homes

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin told only 207 homes of Fair Deal residents are being rented out in their absence – far short of expected figure of 5,000

New pension rules could have a harmful effect on supply of rental properties

Proposals could sound the death knell for pension investing in property at a time when Ireland needs all the rentals it can get

More than 2,100 applications for 145 cost-rental apartments in new Dublin scheme

Successful applicants for Tallaght development to be chosen by lottery

Big developers might find it hard to build a strong legal case against rent reforms

Homebuilders are threatening legal action over what they say are unconstitutional measures

What is happening to Irish rental laws?

Rental market reforms in Ireland will come into force from March

Big builders claim rental reforms are unconstitutional and warn Minister of legal action

Five of the country’s biggest developers seek urgent engagement on legislation in advance of March 1st introduction

Will the Government’s rent control legislation help or harm tenants?

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‘The rental situation needs to change’: Pet owners struggle to find homes in a housing crisis

Couple with three pet dogs say they have struggled to find accommodation for a number of years

Controversial rent reform legislation expected to be approved today

Clashes in the Dáil last week when Sinn Féin said anticipated legislation would lead to more tenants paying ‘rip-off rents’

Republic’s renters have poorer experience of private sector than those in North, study says

More than half of young renters in NI expect to be able to buy own home; only one-third in Republic with same expectation

Will my daughter have to pay tax on house she bought in Ireland while she was abroad?

Capital gains tax applies to sale of most assets but when it comes to homes there are various factors that can cut the bill

Carers get a fright on tax but other budget measures bring better news

Many measures announced in Budget 2026 are kicking in at various stages during this year but some you will need to actively claim

Families worry new rent rules will force them to become ‘accidental landlords’ for up to six years

Promised new rent and security-of-tenancy protections clash with rules for repayment of charges under nursing-home Fair Deal scheme

Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homeless

Rent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pension

Landlord to keep portion of tenant’s deposit in dispute over missing ‘chunk’ of furniture

The landlord had sought more than €1,800 after claiming damage at her apartment in Dublin 4

Rent control plan unworkable on current timeline, Ipav says

Group representing estate agents calls for six-month lead-in period after reforms come into force in March

Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain

From Porto to Tallinn, the objective of a middle-class society of homeowners is under severe threat

Did you buy your first home in the last five years?

Have your say: Stories from those who have gone through the buying process can be helpful to others hoping to do the same

Dublin City Council targets 113 ‘inactive’ developments that could provide 13,000 homes

Council to ‘seek out’ owners without planning permission for lands that could accommodate at least 100 social homes

‘I have been told a minimum of 11 years waiting’: On the housing list as a wheelchair user

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’

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