Having reviewed the report carried out by consultants on behalf of the PRTB (Private Residential Tenancies Board) today, we completely reject the claims that introducing rent control to calm spiralling rents will act to cause further problems in the housing market. Well designed rent control is a vital part of any housing market for a country to be able to provide tenants with a secure and long-term home in the private rented sector. Our Director of Advocacy Mike Allen said: “In Ireland the Government tells people who can’t afford a home (When there is no social housing for them) that they must find their homes in the private rented market. In these circumstances the Government must ensure it is possible for people to find a secure and long-term home in the rental sector. It cannot simply stand over a system that leaves many at the lower end of the market at the mercy of constantly rising rents with no security. The failure to act across these issues has led to nearly 400 families becoming homeless in Dublin alone this year largely because rising rents have not been matched by rent supplement payments. Another 40 to 50 families will become homeless this month and this will continue until the Government takes the range of measures required to calm the market by meeting the needs of tenants, landlords and taxpayers.” You can read more about this here: bit.ly/12iG1C6 What do you think?
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:38:01 +0000
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