# rents - Wednesday 25 May, 2022
# Housing
# Housing
The housing minister says the scheme aims to bring into use 80,000 un-commenced planning permissions.
# rents - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Housing
# Housing
New rents nationally increased by 9% in the last quarter of 2021.
# rents - Thursday 9 December, 2021
# Rent Cap
# Rent Cap
The legislation aims to cap rent in line inflation or 2% per annum, whichever is lower.
# rents - Thursday 21 October, 2021
# Rent Cap
# Rent Cap
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said inflation is now running at over 4.3%.
# rents - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Daft Report
Average rental prices increased by 5.6% in the year to the end of June. The average national monthly rent was up 2.4% from the first quarter, the largest quarterly gain since mid-2018. The situation is more acute outside of Dublin with rents increasing typically at double-digit rates.
# rents - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Rent Increase
# Rent Increase
The Bill was signed by the president last week but the regulation only commences from today.
# rents - Sunday 9 May, 2021
# Housing
# Housing
What is the key question you would like the minister to answer?
# rents - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Residential Tenancies
# Residential Tenancies
The rent freeze arrangement was due to expire on 10 January 2021 but will now run until 12 April.
# rents - Monday 31 August, 2020
# College
# College
Simon Harris also defended the fact that college fees would remain the same, even as courses move online.
# rents - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
# Evictions Ban
# Evictions Ban
Tenants cannot be evicted and rent increases are prohibited for the duration of the crisis.
# rents - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Rent Index
# Rent Index
There is currently a rent freeze and a ban on evictions in place as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
# rents - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# Rents
# Rents
The Minister for Social Protection was speaking on RTÉ Radio One this morning.
# rents - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# Student Accommodation
# Student Accommodation
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin is to meet with some colleges over rent increases.
# rents - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Rent Crisis
# Rent Crisis
A recent poll shows that 60% of people are in favour of the proposed rent freeze bill.
# rents - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
# Non Stop Rise
# Non Stop Rise
Rents across the board have risen by 8.2% since last year, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.
# rents - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
# Rent Pressure Zones
# Rent Pressure Zones
The minister said RPZ rules will never bring 4% rate rise across the board.
# rents - Sunday 19 May, 2019
# Rent
# Rent
Between 2012 and 2018, block purchasers bought 9,291 units in Dublin.
# rents - Monday 13 May, 2019
# On The Rise
# On The Rise
The average cost of renting a home in Ireland in the first three months of this year was at an all time high.
# rents - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
# Housing
# Housing
Corporate investors known as so-called ‘cuckoo funds’ have spent over €1.1 billion on nearly 3,000 residential properties in Ireland last year
# rents - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
# Tax Relief
# Tax Relief
Parties are calling for a rent freeze of up to three years.
# rents - Sunday 6 May, 2018
# Rent Controls
# Rent Controls
In Dublin, average rent rose by 12.4% year-on-year, and now sits at €1,875.
# rents - Thursday 3 May, 2018
# Student Accommodation
# Student Accommodation
The Residential Tenancies (student rents, rights and protections) Bill 2018 was introduced in the Dáil yesterday.
# rents - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Minister Eoghan Murphy has claimed the cost of building apartments has dropped by as much as 15%.
# rents - Friday 6 April, 2018
# Student Accommodation
# Student Accommodation
A group of students staged the protest last night in response to the hikes.
# rents - Wednesday 14 February, 2018
# Fare City
# Fare City
“I know everybody always quotes the high areas, but there are rents available at a fraction of the cost quoted on the headline figures.”
# rents - Tuesday 13 February, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
A new report by Daft.ie shows that rent in Dublin is now €380 per month higher than at the peak of the Celtic Tiger years.
# rents - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
# Illegal Eviction
# Illegal Eviction
The RTB director said that the it was working to make sure landlords were “doing the right thing” across a number of areas when it came to renting.
# rents - Thursday 23 November, 2017
# Rental Prices
# Rental Prices
The Residential Tenancies Board wants to make clear what constitutes ‘substantial change’ to a property.
# rents - Monday 28 August, 2017
# Sales
# Sales
Intense competition is forcing retailers to pass on cost savings, according to Savills’ latest retail report.
# rents - Wednesday 16 August, 2017
# Homelessness Crisis
# Homelessness Crisis
The Simon Community study found that some 630 properties available to rent are beyond the reach of those on HAP.
# rents - Monday 10 July, 2017
# Under Pressure
# Under Pressure
Retail Ireland has called for urgent reform of the rates system.
# rents - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
# Ires Reit
# Ires Reit
Members of the Dublin Tenants’ Association will today picket outside the offices of Ires Reit.
# rents - Thursday 15 June, 2017
# Up And Down
# Up And Down
The average cost of renting in the country across all properties is now €987.
# rents - Sunday 28 May, 2017
# International Students
# International Students
International students studying in Ireland are facing a myriad of problems.
# rents - Thursday 2 March, 2017
# Rental Crisis
# Rental Crisis
The Housing Minister wants to make it very clear that those who want to use AirBnb need to do so responsibly.
# rents - Saturday 18 February, 2017
# Up And Up
# Up And Up
Do you have a spare €1,946 per month?
# rents - Wednesday 11 January, 2017
# Rising Rents
# Rising Rents
There was a large volume of questions sent in by readers covering a wide range of issues.
# rents - Monday 9 January, 2017
# Rising Rents
# Rising Rents
We’ll be live from Facebook headquarters at 6pm on Wednesday so get your questions on rent in now.
# rents - Thursday 15 December, 2016
# Fallout
# Fallout
This morning the barely six-month-old government is facing a major crisis over Fianna Fáil’s objections to its rental plans.
# rents - Wednesday 14 December, 2016
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
Fianna Fáil has criticised government proposals to limit rent increases in “pressure zones” in Dublin and Cork.
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