Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The rent increase will be limited to 4% but it is not limited on an annual basis. A rent review cannot take place more than once a year but if there is a change in tenancy, it can. What we are trying to do here is to protect people who are in tenancies and to make sure that they do not face rent hikes to get them out, which is the whole point of a rent pressure zone.

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