In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home
Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
Housing
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Company Landlords are Promoted as More “Professional” – but What Are Tenants Finding?
Part of the government’s argument for encouraging company landlords to buy into Ireland is that it will “professionalise” the market. Some tenants for one big landlord say that’s not their experience.
Mapping Dublin’s growing constellation of company landlords
In the last three years, institutional investment into Dublin’s rental sector has soared. But what do these investors now own?
Is Build-to-Rent Crowding Out Other Kinds of Homes in Dublin?
More than half of the homes granted planning permission in Dublin between 2018 to 2020 were built to be rented, show council and CSO figures.
After Seven Years, Illegal Short-Term Lets Magically Become Legal
The council has come across 21 properties so far, some with multiple apartments, that have been short-term lets so long they can’t be forced back into the regular rental market.
Council Teases Out New Policy to Manage Anti-Social Behaviour in Its Housing
The draft policy suggests, among other measures, that the council consult local groups before offering new tenants a home in a community.
A Tenant Faces Eviction Because of Her Dog
The agency “confirmed that pets are okay, so I went ahead and adopted my Ziggy”, says Laura Loos. A few months later though, they warned she would have to leave.
Developer Lobbies for Government to Back Leasing for Affordable Housing
Tetrarch Capital wants the government to “mandate and fund” approved housing bodies to lease homes for affordable rentals from the private sector. But not everybody thinks it’s a good idea.
Report into Councils’ Discrimination Against Minorities Is “Damning”, says Minister
The report lays out serious problems with how councils handle claims from people without Irish citizenship, and Travellers, that stops them from accessing shelter even when they are entitled to it.
Little Uptake in Dublin of Scheme to Turn Struggling Homeowners into Social Renters
In almost eight years, just 229 households in the Dublin region have been able to strike a deal through the scheme to stay in their homes.
Kathleen and Cian: We Need to Change How We Think About Urban Vacancy
There have been government interventions. But work on vacant homes has been muddled because vacancy is far more complicated than our current understanding captures.
Red Tape and High Specs Make Council Homes Costlier to Build, Says Official
Councillors have been trying to understand why construction costs appear higher for the council than the private sector.
Councillors Meet to See How to Do Better on Traveller Housing
The council’s housing manager Brendan Kenny said officials were game for finding more land for new developments.