Housing Tánaiste: tax treatment of small landlords is ‘not fair’Martin tells Business Post government working to ‘shift the balance’ in rental market
Housing Micheál Martin rules out landlord tax breaks ahead of BudgetTánaiste says government will avoid ‘knee-jerk’ reactions when considering incentives to stem the flow of landlords out of rental sector
Housing Why landlords are refusing to live with current renting rulesSmall, or accidental, landlords are leaving the market in increasing numbers. Can the government persuade them to stay with tax incentives and improved terms, or has it left it too late?
Housing Ires Reit drops plans to build 400 apartments in SandyfordThe real estate company is to dispose of its Rockbrook development site
Housing Landlords waiving eviction rights should get tax breaks, says policy paper Focus Ireland and Chartered Accountants have devised a list of policy measures government could implement to stem the exit of small landlords from the rental market
Housing Rent cost inflation in 2022 stood at its highest level in almost 20 years, new Daft report showsRonan Lyons, associate professor of economics at Trinity College Dublin, said rental prices continue recorded double digit inflation last year due to a “chronic” lack of supply in the private rental market
Housing Landlords leaving rental market blame high taxes and low profitsRTB survey shows feeling among landlords that taxes are too high and regulatory environment is too stringent
Planning Dublin student village refused planning permission to prevent ‘overbearing’ on nearby propertiesHazelwood has sought permission to build two new rooms for its shared accommodation on Botanic Avenue
Legal Landlord fined after trying to raise rent by 61% in pressure zoneWow Investments said it was unaware the property it listed for €1,850 per month was previously leased out
Tourism Failte Ireland: communities need a balance between Airbnbs and private housingTourism body says register will provide insight into how much accommodation is available in Ireland
Housing Bedsit investors make a 200% return flipping properties to investment fundNassarius Capital acquired 24 houses divided up into bedsits in Ireland last year for €50.6m
Housing No homeowner using Airbnb told Dublin council about rental nights detailsPeople using short-term letting platforms are legally obliged to tell the local authorities how many nights they rented out their properties
Housing Developer Gannon puts €3.8m rental homes on marketClongriffin properties being sold with tenants in situ, offering gross yields of between 6 per cent and 6.5 per cent
The Big Interview ‘It’s time we stop viewing social housing as a burden on society’ – David CarrollDepaul chief executive David Carroll believes ending homelessness is an achievable goal, but not under the government’s current housing plan or with society’s current perceptions of social housing
Tourism Government places no limit on short-term letting licencesNew licence system set up to regulate sector and return up to 12,000 illegal lets to main residential market
Housing New-build apartments on Airbnb for €5,900 a monthNew-build apartments intended for long-term lettings are being advertised on Airbnb at more than double the regular price
Housing US investment fund to benefit from continuing strong rental demandKennedy Wilson, which is one of the country’s biggest landlords, is expected to add a significant number of residential units to its Irish portfolio next year
Housing PhD researchers struggling with the cost of living, cancer research charity warnsResearch bodies are ‘not able to attract and retain talent’ because people cannot afford to live in the cities where the research is happening
Comment Sarah Hamill: Winter eviction ‘ban’ does little more than buy the government timeThe problem with the rental market is not over-regulation but bad regulation, poorly enforced
Housing Does Generation Rent finally have the politicians on its side?As Fine Gael agrees to implement opposition policies such as an eviction ban and renter’s tax credit to avoid a winter homeless disaster, the political balance may be gradually shifting away from landlords to renters
