IPOA Vice-Chairperson Mr. Tom Reilly speaks to Sean O’Rourke. Click HERE & listen @ 1hr 4 minutes
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IPOA UPDATE – CORONAVIRUS
23rd March 2020 As landlords are aware Covid 19 has placed us in a crisis situation. IPOA are aware that our members and their tenants are anxious and the situation lacks clarity. The Association has been liaising with Minister Murphy to ensure your issues are understood and the measures put in place are workable for our members. IPOA made it clear that a rental payment holiday is not workable and that it is the obligation of the State to assist tenants when their income has been reduced or withdrawn. Outlined below are a number of clarifications you may
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Majority Of Property Owners Treat Their Tenants Fairly
19th March, 2020 Stephen Faughnan, Chairman of the IPOA has criticised the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditures comments in relation to potential eviction of tenants by property owners. “The assumption by the Minister, Pascal Donohue that landlords will automatically seek to evict tenants in financial difficulty is grossly unfair and serves to portray property owners in a very poor and cynical light. The fact of the matter is that the vast vast majority of property owners treat their tenants very fairly and enjoy an excellent relationship with their tenants. A huge proportion of property owners have accommodated their tenants
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Government approves series of emergency measures to protect tenants
Thursday, March 19th 2020 The Government has today (Thursday 19th March) approved a series of emergency measures to protect tenants who have been impacted by Covid 19. Moratoriums on evictions and rent increases are being introduced for the duration of the Covid 19 emergency, to ensure people can stay in their homes during this period. The notice period for tenancies of less than six months is also being increased from 28 to 90 days. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, intends to publish legislation next week to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004-2019 to give
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Resources And Structures Needed To Support Both Landlord And Tenant
Stephen Faughnan, Chairman of the Irish Property Owners Association has stated that all tenants who find themselves in the unfortunate situation of losing their jobs should be afforded access to the existing HAP scheme. He stated that the Government need to put the resources and structures in place to deal with the likely requirement for this support and that the IPOA’s members are happy to work with tenants who need to move to the HAP system. This will necessitate cutting through the red tape that currently exists with the HAP system to ensure that tenants and landlords don’t suffer irreversible
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IPOA SERVICES
16th March 2020 We would like to assure members that our services will continue to operate, our regular business hours may vary somewhat and we ask that you bear with us during these unprecedented times. The health and safety of our staff and members is priority. In order to assist us support you – please: Contact us by email to info@ipoa.ie as there may be some delays on our phone lines. Please provide your contact phone number on all emails. Note that the IPOA Office is not taking any face-to-face or drop in appointments until the 30th March 2020. We
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IPOA INFORMATION SESSIONS POSTPONED
Due to the potential threat of Covid-19, in the interest of public health and the welfare of members and staff, we are postponing our meeting in Galway this evening and meeting in Limerick later in the month. Meeting/Information Session Galway 12th March 2020 – POSTPONED Meeting/Information Session Limerick 26th March 2020 – POSTPONED We will hopefully have rescheduled dates in the near future and hope to see you then. Apologies for the short notice. PLEASE CALL US WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE OFFICE OPEN! 01-8276000
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