Letting agents to be made reveal landlords’ tax numbers to Revenue

The Revenue is going to require letting agents to supply the tax details of landlords in its latest crackdown on the rental sector.

It is already writing to certain Airbnb owners to tell them that they are under investigation for renting out their properties to visitors.

But the Revenue is set to get a new power to require letting agents to supply the tax numbers of the landlords who have hired them. Letting ...