Why private landlords are upping sticks, despite records rents
A combination of rising taxes, draconian legislation and unruly tenants are forcing landlords out of the market
Question: who made the greatest number of complaints to the Residential Tenancies Board last year, tenants or landlords? The answer, which may surprise you, is landlords. Rent arrears and over-holding – where a tenant continues to occupy a property after the expiry of a valid notice of termination – at 26 per cent was the biggest source of dispute resolution applications to the regulator.
When published some weeks ago, the RTB 2018 annual ...