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Stories like these are what push me out the door to work every the morning. I can’t imagine how stressful it is to be in your 50s and renting with couples and families. But I fear it’s going to be a reality for so many of us.
**Summary of article:** Guy is in his late 50s, sharing a small three-bedroom house with a Mexican couple in one room, a Czech-Slovak couple and their four-year-old toddler in another room, and he’s in the box room.
The landlord is abroad, not registered, allegedly not paying tax, and is now selling the place. Guy is struggling to find an affordable room to rent (some are €950 a room) and not getting responses. He has applied for HAP but is waiting to hear back. Eviction notice is due in February or March.
by AwkwardOROutrageous
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The article mentions something I hadn’t really considered – most people subletting are young and will want someone young. I assume most landlords will want a younger person too for various reasons.
Bit weird – article says they got notice of intention to sell before covid. So they’ve had 4 years to look for a place?
Very difficult situation regardless. And should look outside of Dublin for somewhere to live.
Also the guy is in for world of trouble once he realises he should be paying tax ( [https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/rental-income/non-resident-landlords/tax-obligations-non-resident-landlords.aspx](https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/rental-income/non-resident-landlords/tax-obligations-non-resident-landlords.aspx) )
Anyone renting out there, join the housing list right away if you can. It can take up to 4 months to process, so don’t delay.
You may think “it’ll be 10 years before I get a council place”. It might. It might even be longer but being on the housing list makes you eligible for HAP and gives you some chance if you get evicted.
The unofficial housing policy for years is that everyone can move in with mammy and daddy when they’re really stuck. There’s going to be a lot of people who’s mammy and daddy don’t own a home and they literally have nowhere to go.
People continuing to wake up and be shocked that people will be entering retirement with no house or money and accepting that they will work until 85 or death date like Americans as if it’s some secret that our leaders head to Switzerland every year and we aren’t ruled by people openly lying about Genocide in Palestine.
It hasn’t even started yet
Also this is the reality of the manufacturered housing crisis an Irish traitor dodging taxes and renting a 3 bed house to 5 people who are total strangers in their 30s or above and foreigners afraid to speak up. There are thousands upon thousands of these homes all across ireland like this.
“*Would you all stop moaning you are ruining my profits*”
Unless something is done about our Housing issue, we are going to see more and more of these stories appear in our news. They will also gradually get worse too.
Not sure what the solution would be (maybe look at how Singapore did it there) but we definitely need to do something soon or it will be too late for future generations.
Keep increasing the population a rate far above building levels= you get these stories.
“The landlord is abroad, not registered, allegedly not paying tax, and is now selling the place.”
I’d save the rent and wait until either I was good and ready to go or for the eviction crew before I left.