> The Government leaders are expected to decide tonight, Monday, about the ban which would likely be introduced in December and run until the end of March.
> The latest statistics from Dublin Simon show it has seen a spike in the number of elderly people and those with jobs seeking help — as well as an increase in the number of families sleeping in garda stations.
> Wayne Stanley, head of policy with the Simon Communities, said: “It is as dire as it has ever been.” He said the lack of properties will mean more people becoming homeless or remaining homeless for longer.
>Another senior source said: “**Work has been ongoing simultaneously while discussing it with the Attorney General. If the leaders give the ban the green light then it could be ready for Cabinet on Tuesday** — that is the hope.”
So the AG has been saying for years an eviction ban is unconstitutional but now that the government are being forced by their rising unpopularity to bring one in, suddenly the AG decides it’s fine.
Has there been any greater proof that the AG legal advise is just a cover for certain decisions. He’ll say whatever the government want him to.
Pointless.
Probably just encourage more landlords to leave the market. If you have troublesome tenants or ones that don’t pay rent, how are you going to get rid of them now?
As bad as the imbalance between landlords and tenants is in Ireland I’m really not sure this is a good way of trying to balance it a bit. It’s probably just going to force more landlords to cash out their investment leading to fewer rental properties.
Anyone else expecting a hastily typed eviction notice through the letterbox today so?
“It comes as the latest Locked Out report from the Simon Communities shows there are now effectively no properties for people to rent on the housing assistance payment (HAP) meaning those trying to exit homelessness or avoid emergency accommodation have little chance of finding a home.”
A bleak Christmas for many ahead.
Sucks for those being evicted Monday
Hence why we are turning a two dewelling house into one and selling it. No benefit to being a landlord.
We had an eviction ban during covid and while It did slow the problem down many people still became homelessness while the ban was in place. Eviction bans don’t address the main reasons behind homelessness which are relationship breakdowns and lack of housing stock.
Ban those berry flavoured ones … they smell gross.
That’s really grim. Supply of rental units onto the market is already floored, and we’re looking to make it worse again.
Private landlords have been fleeing the market all year, granting even more property to vulture funds. Motivating more property into their hands is just going to tighten their stranglehold on the rental market.
This is grand for people who are renting currently but it does absolutely nothing for ‘outsiders’ who currently are looking for a place to rent/live. Exact same as things like rental caps which just make other problems worse. More supply remains the only solution.
I just don’t understand it. There are literally thousands of unfinished houses from 2008 in and outside Dublin. Why the hell can’t they finish them.
This feels like a bad move, which seems in keeping with almost every single housing decision before it
Makes for a good headline but is a bad idea. Limits housing supply and locks people out of the market.
This is a bit of a double edged sword. My dad finally was able to buy a house just as he retired but there was a tenant in it and now he’s refusing to leave after being given proper notice. My dad is stuck renting and eating into his little retirement savings that he has left (the rent of the tenant doesn’t even cover half of the rent my dad is paying) whilst waiting for the legal process. He literally can’t live in the house he owns and spent all his savings on…
What about when you sign a lease for a year, cant they just kick you out at the end of that period by not renewing the lease? What about if the landlord wants to sell the house?
Just curious as it’s currently happening to me, although I’m in the north so it wouldn’t apply to me
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> The Government leaders are expected to decide tonight, Monday, about the ban which would likely be introduced in December and run until the end of March.
> The latest statistics from Dublin Simon show it has seen a spike in the number of elderly people and those with jobs seeking help — as well as an increase in the number of families sleeping in garda stations.
> Wayne Stanley, head of policy with the Simon Communities, said: “It is as dire as it has ever been.” He said the lack of properties will mean more people becoming homeless or remaining homeless for longer.
>Another senior source said: “**Work has been ongoing simultaneously while discussing it with the Attorney General. If the leaders give the ban the green light then it could be ready for Cabinet on Tuesday** — that is the hope.”
So the AG has been saying for years an eviction ban is unconstitutional but now that the government are being forced by their rising unpopularity to bring one in, suddenly the AG decides it’s fine.
Has there been any greater proof that the AG legal advise is just a cover for certain decisions. He’ll say whatever the government want him to.
Pointless.
Probably just encourage more landlords to leave the market. If you have troublesome tenants or ones that don’t pay rent, how are you going to get rid of them now?
As bad as the imbalance between landlords and tenants is in Ireland I’m really not sure this is a good way of trying to balance it a bit. It’s probably just going to force more landlords to cash out their investment leading to fewer rental properties.
Anyone else expecting a hastily typed eviction notice through the letterbox today so?
“It comes as the latest Locked Out report from the Simon Communities shows there are now effectively no properties for people to rent on the housing assistance payment (HAP) meaning those trying to exit homelessness or avoid emergency accommodation have little chance of finding a home.”
A bleak Christmas for many ahead.
Sucks for those being evicted Monday
Hence why we are turning a two dewelling house into one and selling it. No benefit to being a landlord.
We had an eviction ban during covid and while It did slow the problem down many people still became homelessness while the ban was in place. Eviction bans don’t address the main reasons behind homelessness which are relationship breakdowns and lack of housing stock.
Ban those berry flavoured ones … they smell gross.
That’s really grim. Supply of rental units onto the market is already floored, and we’re looking to make it worse again.
Private landlords have been fleeing the market all year, granting even more property to vulture funds. Motivating more property into their hands is just going to tighten their stranglehold on the rental market.
This is grand for people who are renting currently but it does absolutely nothing for ‘outsiders’ who currently are looking for a place to rent/live. Exact same as things like rental caps which just make other problems worse. More supply remains the only solution.
I just don’t understand it. There are literally thousands of unfinished houses from 2008 in and outside Dublin. Why the hell can’t they finish them.
This feels like a bad move, which seems in keeping with almost every single housing decision before it
Makes for a good headline but is a bad idea. Limits housing supply and locks people out of the market.
This is a bit of a double edged sword. My dad finally was able to buy a house just as he retired but there was a tenant in it and now he’s refusing to leave after being given proper notice. My dad is stuck renting and eating into his little retirement savings that he has left (the rent of the tenant doesn’t even cover half of the rent my dad is paying) whilst waiting for the legal process. He literally can’t live in the house he owns and spent all his savings on…
What about when you sign a lease for a year, cant they just kick you out at the end of that period by not renewing the lease? What about if the landlord wants to sell the house?
Just curious as it’s currently happening to me, although I’m in the north so it wouldn’t apply to me
What’s the point of a short term ban anyway?