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Property owners claim Minister's latest move will 'worsen rental market'

Capping rent increases in Rental Pressure Zones (RPZs) will worsen the crisis accommodation for prospective tenants and create a nightmare scenario for existing tenants, according to the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA). On Thursday evening, ...

05 Nov 2021 at 17:25

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Rising rents show ‘flagrant breaches’ of rules mean to enforce caps, TDs say

The Government has been told that a report which shows that rents in existing tenancies across the country grew by 5.2% is evidence of “flagrant breaches” of rules designed to cap rates in certain urban areas. The Q3 2023 rent index report from the ...

08 Feb 2024 at 13:30

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Kilkenny joins Rent Pressure Zones to tackle rising costs

Kilkenny is one of 19 counties that have been included in the Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ) by the Residential Tenancies Board - a move welcomed by the local Chamber of Commerce. According to the Chamber of Commerce there are families where both ...

02 Jul 2019 at 13:29

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Taoiseach criticised for saying more private investment needed to fix housing

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has been criticised for saying that more private investment is needed to address Ireland’s housing crisis. The Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties have come under pressure on housing after claiming that around 40,000 ...

10 Feb 2025 at 14:11

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‘Extremely unsettling’: Renters warn minister over plan to lift pressure zones

The proposal to lift rent pressure zones was called “unsettling”, “alarming” and “draconian” in correspondence sent to the Housing Minister. Renters outlined their concerns and personal situations to James Browne after Taoiseach Micheal ...

02 Apr 2025 at 12:20

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Rent pressure zones decision due within one week, Taoiseach says

A Government decision on rent pressure zones is expected within the next week, the Taoiseach has said. The coalition has been criticised amid concern it will scrap the rent protections at the end of the year. Rent pressure zones (RPZs) ...

04 Jun 2025 at 16:44

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Opposition criticises rent control plans as ‘recipe for rocketing rents’

Opposition politicians have criticised the Government’s plans to impose rent controls as a “recipe for rocketing rents” and labelled it a “sweetheart” deal for investment firms. Three opposition politicians raised a line in a ...

10 Jun 2025 at 17:16

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Harris defends ‘swift’ timeline for nationwide rent controls

Tanaiste Simon Harris has defended the Government’s timeline to “swiftly” extend rent controls nationwide. It comes after he signalled to the Dail that emergency legislation would be brought forward next week to impose rent ...

13 Jun 2025 at 16:27

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