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Extra.ie
2 days ago
- Business
- Extra.ie
Rental reform plan will add to homelessness, landlords claim
New plans to reform the rental housing market are unfair and will have a serious negative effect on rentals, according to the Irish Property Owners Association, the body representing the country's landlords. The new two-tier reform, which proposes to lift the cap in rent pressure zones and provide for minimum six-year leases, is being debated in the Dáil tonight and considered by Cabinet tomorrow. The controversial measures are aimed at encouraging landlords to enter the market and increase the number of rental homes, but the Property Owners Association say it will have the opposite effect. Pic: Shutterstock They have urged the Government 'to consider the impact of, in effect, banning short-to-medium term letting of less than six years' and of the implications for owners of large, multiple tenancies who wish to sell the property. They also ask if the new reforms will include exemptions for homeowners going into nursing homes who want to rent their home for less than six years. 'The IPOA is concerned that the Government's proposed reforms are over-complicated and that the proposed 6-year minimum security of tenure will have a serious negative impact on private, non-institutional landlords, and on the rental market. The IPOA fears that the Government may not have fully considered some of the implications and consequences of the proposals,' spokeswoman Mary Conway said. Mary Conway. Pic: Supplied 'The proposed changes are unfair on the individual who – for good reason – wishes to, and needs to, rent out their home for a short period and points to a flaw on the part of the Government thinking which – by going after institutional landlords – has ignored the implications for individual, private landlords. 'We believe that in seeking to address political concerns about the role of institutional landlords (who are predominantly active in the Dublin region), the Government may be punishing individual landlords, particularly the types of landlords who are the drivers of rental supply in provincial towns and rural areas outside of the large cities.' Ms Conway added. Pic: Shutterstock The proposal to lift the cap on rent in rent pressure zones has been heavily criticised by renters and housing charities. Instead of limiting rent increases to 2% a year the rent will now be tied to the rate of inflation, meaning a higher increase in rents. The Government believes lifting the current rent cap will encourage large landlords to enter the Irish market, but critics and opposition politicians say it will lead to more homelessness if the cap is lifted. As a mark of Ireland's dysfunctional rental market, three-bedroom houses and apartments in Tallaght are now renting for a staggering €3,000 monthly.
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Business
- RTÉ News
IPOA on rent reform proposals: "A lot of the focus is at the higher level of the market"
Mary Conway, Chairperson of the Irish Property Owner's Association, on how proposed changes to Rent Pressure Zone's will impact landlords.
Irish Independent
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Celebrated crime writer to appear at Waterford library
Ms Carter will join Waterford City and County Librarian, Mary Conway, for the fifth Writers at Waterford Libraries event of 2025 in Lismore Library on June 18 at 3pm to discuss her latest book, There Came a Tapping and writing life. The successful author grew up in Ballyfin in Co Laois, studied law at Trinity College Dublin, and worked as a solicitor on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal, where she ran the most northerly solicitor's practice in the country. Having practised law for 20 years, more recently as a barrister, Ms Carter now writes full time. Her first book, Death at Whitewater Church, a winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair, was followed by Treacherous Strand, The Well of Ice, Murder at Greysbridge, and The Body Falls. She has been the recipient of two Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary Awards and a Dublin City Council Bursary Award. Her short story The Lamb was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2019. The Inishowen Mysteries series is in development for television, while her first standalone thriller There Came a Tapping was published earlier this year in March 2025. This event is free to attend, however booking is essential. To book your seat for the event contact Lismore Library on 058 21377.
