The Energy Performance Building Directive EPBD 2023 was voted on and agreed in March in Europe.  It will be transcribed into Irish Law. It requires that existing residential buildings will need to reach Building Energy Rating: – BER E by 2030 BER D by 2033 Protected properties are currently not included. 55% of Irish rental stock is D or lower see report  INTRODUCING MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THE RENTAL SECTOR. Obviously, the tenant gains greatly from lower energy bills and the Landlord only gains when the Landlord sells. IPOA will outline Member’s issues and requirements for the process
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April 2023 Accounts/Membership Administrator – Maternity Cover An opportunity has arisen in IPOA for an Accounts & Membership Administrator to cover Maternity Leave. You will form part of a small team and will be working within a varied role. Day to day duties will include the following: Customer Service Dealing with telephone enquiries into the office efficiently and effectively Dealing with email enquiries and drop in queries from members. Data Management Set up new Members/Suppliers/Advertisers on the system. Issue welcome packs Manage the Associations memberships database to ensure all information is up to date and accurate. Accounts Ensure all memberships
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07.03.2023   By Mary Conway, Chair of the IPOA   The IPOA acknowledges today’s decision by cabinet not to extend the eviction ban. This decision was crucial in order to stem the exodus of landlords from the property rental market   Measures that encourage the participation of landlords in the market, will have a positive impact on supply.   The focus of government must now be on protecting the existing private rental supply that we have in place and is housing hundreds of thousands of people. We look forward to seeing a meaningful package of incentives from Government to incentivise
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16th January, 2023 The rate of Landlords leaving the sector is alarming but not surprising, IPOA have been calling for action to prevent this for the past number of years. Listen back to IPOA Chairperson Mary Conway as she speaks to Drivetime –  Listen in 2hr 23 mins Click HERE IPOA Supporting Landlords for 30 years Contact us – info@ipoa.ie * take note of the date of publication of this piece. Information on this website may change with the passing of time and the law is constantly changing. Whilst we take steps to ensure the accuracy of the information, we
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