October 2021 The Irish Property Owners’ Association is disheartened, disillusioned and disappointed that the Government has not addressed the serious issues which the Association has repeatedly brought to the Governments attention.    Once again the Government has missed the boat in providing accommodation for Tenants. In a note to members prepared just after the details of Budget 2022 were announced, IPOA Chairman, Stephen Faughnan said “Neither the Government nor opposition has grasped the nettle which is causing the exit of thousands of Property Owners from the market.  Over the years the Irish Property Owners’ Association has outlined the causes of these
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22/09/2021 The Residential Tenancies (Tenants’ Rights) Bill 2021 introduced by Ivana Bacik Labour TD is before the Oireachtas today.    It is an opposition Bill and is expected to be blocked by the Government. The purpose of this Bill is to make a range of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2020, to provide for greater security of tenure and rent certainty for tenants, and to provide for other enhancements to tenants’ rights. Provisions of Bill Removes the right to vacant possession when selling. All areas not already designated as Rent Pressure Zones to become RPZs for a three-year
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9th September, 2021 If a new tenancy in a Rent Pressure Zone commences after 16 July 2021 (“New Tenancy”), the rent must be set using the new RPZ calculator based on the harmonised index of the consumer price (HICP). If prior to the New Tenancy commencing, a rent review was carried out but the rent of the rent review notice did not take effect (for example because the tenancy terminated prior to the 90 day notice period expiring) the landlord cannot use that figure in calculating the rent for the New Tenancy. Have You A Question Regarding Rent Reviews? Contact
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2nd September, 2021 The Government announced the “Housing for All” plan this afternoon. It is an extensive set of documents and contains items that affect the private rental market. The document contains the following plans: – Bring forward legislation with provisions to address long-term security of tenure expected (Q4 2021) Extend Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) protections to end 2024 and link rent increases to Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (Q3 2021) Implement Minimum BER standards, where feasible, for private rental properties, commencing in 2025 (Q1 2025) Examine the creation of a system of holding rental deposits, informed by international experience
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