I for one am shocked that this cynical fig leaf of a policy designed to pretend to be doing something has been delayed.
The Minister might say he had to come up with it on the hoof, but things aren’t going well for him. He also isn’t able, it seems, to think through [longer term policies](https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41179588.html) that are supposed to have been his silver bullet for the crisis.
‘When the measure was initially announced, Mr O’Brien suggested that an independent valuation would be sought and if the tenant was happy to pay that amount, the property would be sold to them.’
I don’t see how this could have ever been successful. It would have been struck down by the supreme Court in the first appeal.
The state wouldn’t be CPO’ing the home, so don’t have the right to state the price. Even with the CPO process there is a lot of leeway given on what amount the state Will actually pay, above the independent valuation.
Unless we are to totally change how the housing market works from an open market, then the state can’t dictate what price is paid in a private sale.
I never understood how this was supposed to work anyway tbh.
“Hey tenants, I’m selling the house from underneath you. You got €450,000?”
“Uh, no, if we had that kind of money we would have already bought a house somewhere.”
“Sweet, then gtfo.”
If they had proper enforcement of existing protections, it would be much more beneficial to renters and landlords.
Just like the rules to reduce Air B&Bs brought in a few years ago, this is just a ploy by the government to pretend that they are doing something. They think we are fucking idiots.
He’s the worst housing minister since the last housing minister
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I for one am shocked that this cynical fig leaf of a policy designed to pretend to be doing something has been delayed.
The Minister might say he had to come up with it on the hoof, but things aren’t going well for him. He also isn’t able, it seems, to think through [longer term policies](https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41179588.html) that are supposed to have been his silver bullet for the crisis.
‘When the measure was initially announced, Mr O’Brien suggested that an independent valuation would be sought and if the tenant was happy to pay that amount, the property would be sold to them.’
I don’t see how this could have ever been successful. It would have been struck down by the supreme Court in the first appeal.
The state wouldn’t be CPO’ing the home, so don’t have the right to state the price. Even with the CPO process there is a lot of leeway given on what amount the state Will actually pay, above the independent valuation.
Unless we are to totally change how the housing market works from an open market, then the state can’t dictate what price is paid in a private sale.
I never understood how this was supposed to work anyway tbh.
“Hey tenants, I’m selling the house from underneath you. You got €450,000?”
“Uh, no, if we had that kind of money we would have already bought a house somewhere.”
“Sweet, then gtfo.”
If they had proper enforcement of existing protections, it would be much more beneficial to renters and landlords.
Just like the rules to reduce Air B&Bs brought in a few years ago, this is just a ploy by the government to pretend that they are doing something. They think we are fucking idiots.
He’s the worst housing minister since the last housing minister