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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

National News

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

Local News

Stagg questions Kildare rent zone figures

Former Kildare North Labour TD, Emmet Stagg, has called on the Minister for Housing to review the exclusion of the towns of Maynooth, Clane and Kilcock from Rent Pressure Zone caps announced on January 26 last. Mr. Stagg said he wrote to the ...

22 Feb 2017 at 16:47

Castledermot tops county Kildare rent rise table

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Kildare south town of Castledermot tops county rent rise table

THE south Kildare town of Castledermot experienced the largest annual increase in average housing rent in county Kildare up to the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Leinster Leader analysis of official figures. Figures from the Rental ...

29 Mar 2017 at 16:52

Minister includes Kildare towns in Maynooth area in Rent Pressure Zone list

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Minister includes Maynooth in Rent Pressure Zone list

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, T.D., signed Orders today (29 March 2017) designating the Maynooth Local Electoral Area, including the towns of Maynooth, Clane and Kilcock, as well as ...

29 Mar 2017 at 14:17

Local News

Kildare County Council defends loan rent rise

Kildare County Council has said it has no comment to make on the raising of the rental portion paid under its shared ownership loans. The question was raised by Labour Party candidate, Emmet Stagg, who has asked why people using the ...

10 Oct 2017 at 16:36

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 raised a line in a ...

10 Jun 2025 at 17:16

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 rent ...

13 Jun 2025 at 16:27

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 ...

10 Feb 2025 at 14:11

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 ...

04 Jun 2025 at 16:44

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

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