Housing

EU member states can regulate Airbnb-style short-term lets to combat long-term rental housing shortages, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a judgment which has only been published in French, the court ruled that French laws requiring landlords to seek authorisation from

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC), which provides free legal advice to homeless people and people at risk of homelessness, assisted over 1,600 individuals and families last year. The law centre's annual report for 2019, launched today by Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien, reveals a 17 per cent increas

A private member's bill aiming to ban rent increases for three years is set to be debated in the Dáil tonight. Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin TD, has urged TDs to support his Ban on Rent Increases Bill when it comes before the Dáil at second stage.

The Policing Authority has raised concerns over the conduct of gardaí at a controversial and high-profile eviction in Dublin last week. Video footage which went viral on social media shows the nine tenants of the property on Berkeley Road in Phibsborough being evicted by private security pers

Property lawyer Sharon van Sinderen has been appointed as senior counsel at housebuilder Quintain Ireland. Ms van Sinderen joins the company from Tuath Housing Association, where she was senior solicitor, and has previously held roles with NAMA and business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran.

Legislation to protect renters will be considered by government ministers on Thursday following the final extension of the COVID-19 rent freeze and eviction moratorium. The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 prohibits rent increases and evictions during the "emergency peri

The rent freeze and eviction moratorium introduced in response to the COVID-19 crisis is set to be extended again, ministers have said. The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 prohibits rent increases and evictions during the "emergency period", which is currently due to en

The help-to-buy scheme introduced in 2016 will continue for the next five years under the draft Programme for Government agreed by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party. Party sources told The Times that it would be retained for the entire five-year term of the proposed coalition, despit

Legislation to provide private renters with additional protections during the coronavirus pandemic will not be retrospective to avoid any possible legal challenge, ministers have said. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Bill 2020, which yesterday cleared the second stage in the Northe

Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed a High Court ruling clarifying the obligations of housing authorities to process housing applications within the statutory time limits prescribed. The case, in which FLAC acted for the applicants, concerned an older couple suffering from various health conditions

Rose Wall, chief executive of Community Law & Mediation (CLM), examines the impact of the Housing Bill currently under consideration by the Oireachtas. The declaration by the Dáil in May last year that Ireland is facing a “climate and biodiversity emergency” would suggest that

The Supreme Court has set out how separated parents exercising joint custody of their children should be treated when applying for social housing assistance in a judgment welcomed by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). The human rights watchdog exercised its role as amicus curiae

A separated father-of-three who was deemed ineligible for social housing with space for his children suffered a violation of his rights, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The human rights watchdog yesterday appeared as amicus curiae in a Supreme Court case which seeks to clari

The role of the Attorney General should be clarified in light of research showing that at least a dozen housing bills were blocked due to an "extremely restrictive" interpretation of the Constitution, a senator has said. Independent Senator Colette Kelleher today published research by the Oireachtas

The constitutional right to property is contributing to the housing crisis by preventing "radical and innovation" legislation on the matter, a senator has said. Independent Senator Colette Kelleher made the remarks ahead of the publication of a new report tomorrow, which will explore how the constit