Don’t worry about rent control, buy the house next door

Swapping a property that generates €1,200 a month for one that pays €1,800 can be done – and is common sense

We brought in legislation for rent control which affects more than half of the properties in the country, yet we still have runaway prices.

If you cannot square the fact that this ‘solution’ has failed then by all means, smile, because all is well, everything is perfect. For some people, they will never let the inconvenience of facts get in the way of being ‘right-minded’.

That idea of not being right but being ...