Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois, Independent)

Right, okay. People are more honest down the country. I can understand why that would be regarding the anecdotes. People are more anonymous and there is not as much on-the-ground evidence in relation to it. Turning to the fix for this issue, I get it concerning a landlord who has been charging a very low rent historically because he has a good tenant. I know people who have second houses and have been renting them to somebody cheaply for several years. They are happy enough with them there. The rent would be half what it is in the general area. It is happy days. Obviously, though, it can cause problems with the new restrictions coming in. In a word, what is the fix for this situation? Is it reference rents? How do we fix this situation without causing some other unintended consequence? How should this be fixed?

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