Housing

RTB to fine landlords, then pay them back

Rental watchdog has acknowledged and apologised for issues with new €7 million tenant registration system

Pat Davitt, the chief executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, said the rollout of the new online registration system had been ‘very poor’, but that the RTB’s decision to refund any late registration fines was very helpful. Picture: Fergal Phillips