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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

National News

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 new ...

10 Feb 2025 at 14:11

Local News

Limerick landlords ‘hiking rents after RPZ designation’

LANDLORDS across the city have increased their rents following the designation of City East as a pressure zone, a local election candidate says. Areas like Castletroy, Singland and Southill are now part of the so-called Rent Pressure Zone ...

18 Apr 2019 at 06:02

Politics

Council to lobby minister for rent controls in Limerick

COUNCILLORS in Limerick are to write to Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to urge him to include Limerick as a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ). With prices for tenants continuing to skyrocket locally, being included in an RPZ would ensure rents in ...

23 Jan 2018 at 06:04

Business

Jan O'Sullivan critical of Limerick's omission from Rent Pressure Zones

FORMER Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan says it is “completely unfair” that Limerick has once again been left out of the Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ). Greystones in Co Wicklow and Drogheda in Co Louth are the two latest areas to have rent ...

25 Sept 2017 at 06:45

Business

Rent controls likely to be introduced in Limerick

The Minister for Housing has confirmed that restrictions on rental increases are likely to be introduced in Limerick early near year in a bid to stabalise the market. Simon Coveney made his comments in the Dail this Thursday evening ...

15 Dec 2016 at 22:03

National News

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 ...

04 Jun 2025 at 16:44

Business

Limerick renters 'cannot sustain these ridiculous hikes' - Maurice Quinlivan

LIMERICK Sinn Fein TD Maurice Quinlivan has criticised a perceived lack of governmental action in housing. It comes as new data reveals rents in Limerick City have jumped by 17% in the past year. Mr Quinlivan said the latest ...

05 May 2018 at 12:18

National News

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 ...

05 Nov 2021 at 17:23

National News

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 ...

13 Jun 2025 at 16:27

National News

‘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 ...

02 Apr 2025 at 12:20

National News

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 ...

10 Jun 2025 at 17:16

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