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Sunday 1 August 2021
A survey has found on average, tenants are spending 36% of their monthly income on rent.
All rent increases will now be made in line with the nation’s inflation rate.
The new rules are set to come in this month.
Rents across the country were 2.1% higher than at the end of 2020.
The FF parliamentary party meeting was told that the party was “drowning in the shadows of Fine Gael housing policy”.
That’s according to the Residential Tenancies Board’s latest rent index.
The protections in place were due to expire on 12 April.
The supply of rental properties in Dublin is far higher this February than in February 2020.
Rent prices in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities have risen compared to last year.
The Bill will now be sent to the President for early signature.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced this evening that Ireland will move to Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
The cost rental scheme will deliver 400 homes.
The latest Daft.ie report shows that the industry has ‘bounced back’ from Covid-19.
In a wide-ranging interview, the minister said his department is drawing up a detailed submission which will seek to acquire properties.
The year-on-year change reflects a volatile market according to the latest housing report from Daft.ie.
Darragh O’Brien said he wants to ensure houses ranging in price from €160,000 to €250,000 will be available.
NUI Galway is offering students a reduced rent rate next year due to the ‘hybrid’ way universities are expected to operate.
The man was arrested by gardaí in Dublin today.
Daft.ie says this drop reflects the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Murphy said new legislation would not be needed for the extension.
A new report by the Simon Communities says new properties are out of reach of HAP customers.
Daft said that the week-by-week figures suggest that “this surge may now be easing”.
There is currently a rent freeze and a ban on evictions in place as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Businesses had been asking that rates be waived, rather than deferred, to help them stay afloat.
Half of the Dublin increase is concentrated in the most in-demand property type and area for the short-term market.
The emergency measures for renters were agreed at a Cabinet meeting today.
Government has said landlords will have to show flexibility to their tenants.
Students protested this week in UCD on more than one occasion about the high cost of rent.
The landlord has claimed the Montessori owes €1.48 million in unpaid rent.
Micheál Martin told The Candidate Podcast that he will reduce the rate rents rise in rent pressure zones.
There is a notable shortage of one-bedroom housing for single people and couples, the Simon Communities said.
Rents across the board have risen by 8.2% since last year, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.
The Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019 was brought forward by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin.
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College, says Eoghan Murphy may be proven wrong on the rent freeze bill
The bill would see rents frozen for the next three years.
One of the options outlined in the consultation open from today is to encourage a wider use of green leases.
MOST DRIVERS IN the UK want a lower motorway speed limit in wet weather to boost safety and encourage better driving habits, according to new polling.
Some 78% of respondents who supported a reduced motorway speed limit in the wet felt it would encourage some drivers to slow down, while 72% believed it was worth trying as it might save lives. Nearly two-thirds said it could improve visibility due to less spray from moving vehicles.
In France, this is already the case as motorway speed limits are reduced from 130km/h to 110km/h during inclement weather. While road deaths fell in most European countries due to the impact of the pandemic last year, the overall figure increased in Ireland.
The idea to reduce speeds on Irish motorways had been mooted by the Green Pary last year during negotiations on the Programme For Government in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. It was reported at the time that the Greens had looked at reducing the 120km/h speed limit to 100km/h. It is not included in the PFG but the programme did commit to a review of speed limits.
So, today we’re asking: Should motorway speed limits be cut in wet conditions?
Poll Results:
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