Renters on the rack: Pressed tenants lift the lid on stress and greed
‘We pay €1,600 a month on rent. Trying to save for a mortgage is near impossible’
Inflation-linked rent increases may be capped once they hit a certain level
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says he is ‘acutely aware’ inflation has begun to rise
Arrears top list of rental rows in 2020, says tenancies board
Investigations and Sanctions Unit fields 800 public inquires in first full year of operation
Inspections of State-aided privately owned tenancies fall sharply
Reviews of Housing Assistance Payment accommodation down two-thirds on last year
UCD students to protest against campus rent increases
Rally on Tuesday after decision to increase rents by 4% annually for next three years
Wide disparity in inspections of private rented housing
Co Clare outstrips Dublin City for legal actions initiated against private landlords
Our housing system is broken. We need to start again
It is time for a housing commission. We cannot just let a dysfunctional system get ever worse
Rent freeze Bill law by Christmas with Opposition backing – SF
Minister warns legislation is reckless, unconstitutional and would cut housing supply
Rent freeze Q&A: Could a Bill before the Dáil end ‘high-rent misery’?
Sinn Féin’s proposal is due before the House, but passage does not mean it becomes law
Fianna Fáil to support Sinn Féin Bill on rent freeze
Bill is unlikely to pass all legislative stages ahead of the general election next year
Rent hikes leaving many families in poverty, says St Vincent de Paul
Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy criticises ‘terrible sense of indecency’ at ‘certain circles’ in State
David McWilliams: Ireland’s Monopoly money rents are no game
We should tax landlords instead of the workers being priced out of the market
Students face over 10% rent increase in Dublin complex
Hike at LIV Student block after ‘genuine misunderstanding’ over single-occupancy price applied to shared rooms
Dublin’s docklands: ‘They call us Silicon Docks, but it’s my community’
Dublin’s docklands has gone from an area few wanted to live in, to one few can afford
Housing crisis: Dublin should ‘look at what California has done, and don’t do it’
Its housing crisis is like Ireland’s – but arguably even worse. Can we avoid its mistakes?
Rents rise 7% in Dublin as mortgage approvals increase
Mortgage approvals total 4,355 in August, up 4.1 per cent compared with a year ago
Houses available for rent down by almost 2% in 2018
Residential Tenancies Board concerned over ‘significant reduction’ in supply
‘They’ve a neck like a jockey’s backside to be asking those prices’
Dublin’s spiralling rents have left many people facing the prospect of homelessness
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The Irish Times would like to hear from renters about their experiences
Owen Keegan defends saying homeless numbers would drop if services cut
Dublin City Council chief says system should reflect municipal districts in US
Recruiter warns Ireland’s housing crisis is hurting SMEs
Multinational firms can offer new staff help with accommodation but Irish SMEs cannot
House prices in midwest up 21.5% over past year
Residential property prices rose 8.4 per cent nationally in year to October, CSO figures show
The Irish Times view on the homelessness crisis: rebalancing rights
Housing charity Threshold recorded 50% rise in number of calls from tenants served notices to quit
Dramatic rise in calls to Threshold from tenants in danger of eviction
There is ‘increased vulnerability’ in the housing sector, says agency chairwoman
‘No way in hell would I move back to Ireland’: Emigrant builders have their say
Thousands of workers are needed but housing and a possible crash are concerns
Generation rent: big investors tuck into lucrative property pie
Investors and pension funds could help reshape our relationship with home ownership
Up to 10,000 attend rally demanding end to housing crisis
‘At least half a million people...whose housing situation is causing them serious distress’ - Fr Peter McVerry
‘If you look up a house online, there’ll be 5000 views in an hour’
Choice music award winners Ships say rising rents mean they may be left without a roof over their heads when they leave their Dublin accommodation next week
McVerry says a 12-year-old could see housing policy not working
Campaigner also warns of Brexit influx and puts number in ‘serious distress’ at 500,000
Occupy Summerhill: ‘We only go to direct action when we need to’
Activists who occupied a vacant house in Dublin city say they are not vigilantes
Rental body gets teeth – but are they sharp enough?
Those on both sides of debate have their say as laws governing sector to change again
Generation rent locked out of home ownership
Latest rental proposals do little to address fundamental problems for tenants
Council paid rent hikes to 64 landlords over 4% cap
Dublin landlords secured increases averaging 10% before limit was introduced
Dublin’s rental black market: Bunk beds, no contracts, overcrowding
Housing crisis has led to a surge in illicit rentals, some run by a firm with links to language schools
Bill proposes tenants be given 90 days’ termination notice
Róisín Shortall says new tenants should know how much rent predecessors paid
UCD €300m student housing scheme gets the go-ahead
University’s project is the first to be approved under new ‘fast-track’ planning process
Will rent controls start to work in 2018?
Don’t count on it – there are four big factors militating against their success
Rental sector needs proper protection and control
As greed forces rents ever-upwards, the Government works off fictional sets of data
House prices rose by an average of 50% in five years
Rates are forecast to continue to increase in 2018 due to lack of supply in urban areas
Tenants whose landlord tried to evict them welcome injunction
Landlord alleged to have changed locks and cut off electricity to apartment
Controls have little impact as rents rise to new high, report finds
Average monthly rents are a record €1,056, up almost 10% over the last year
Up to five illegal eviction cases each week, says RTB
Most serious cases involve ‘someone going in and changed the locks’ to evict tenants
House prices to rise 20% over the next three years, ESRI says
Think tank says the figure could be even higher if housing supply issues are not addressed
Government will spend €3bn on rent subsidies over next five years
Figure represents 25% rise on previous period and reflects shift away from social housing
Calls for NCT-style inspections for rental properties
Tenants stuffed into overcrowded rooms with bunk beds, claim tenants rights group
US firms warn housing crisis could harm Ireland’s competitiveness
Call for 30,000 rental properties for multinational staff
Dublin council ‘needs 100 inspectors’ to tackle rental overcrowding
Threshold calls for NCT-style certification for properties after investigation exposes flaws
Ireland’s slum-like private rental sector exposed in undercover investigation
Landlords who rent out slum-like houses and flats described as ‘sharks and vultures’
Housing: a European rebuke
Local authority waiting lists now exceed 130,000, compared to 27,000 in 1996
Dubliners spend 55% of take-home pay on rent
Rent-to-income ratio at new high in Dublin, with Limerick the cheapest urban area
Tackle the rent crisis? Stop overtaxing and over-regulating landlords
Ahead of next week’s budget Government should see private landlords as part of the housing solution, not the problem
Landlord asked students to pay rent to ‘hold’ house they could not enter
Trinity student (20) says landlords are taking advantage of students’ desperation
Shared kitchens, living rooms planned in developments for professionals
Government plans high-rise apartments with communal facilities at affordable rent
Housing crisis? No wonder: Ireland has EU’s top rental yields
Ireland tops buy-to-let league table, at 7.08%, making it attractive to investors
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