Homeless homeowner

So ban private ownership of property that is used for renting? Outright ban, no exceptions?

I am in favour of this eviction ban being lifted, as its doing more harm than good. I'm in favour of one set of rules being set out in legislation and left alone, in stead of constant tinkering and bowing to whatever populist kite is most recently being flown. I'm in favour of an efficient mechanism to evict non-paying, antisocial and overholding tenants.

Back in the day we had lots of rental supply, lower rental costs, no RTB and none of this legislation. A rental lease was a contract between 2 adults who could make their own minds up on what was reasonable and unreasonable. If a tenant ended up with a rogue landlord, he/she would simply leave and rent somewhere else, because there was lots of supply. Thats what we need to get back to. We need de-regulation, not more "temporary measures".

The responsibility to house people should rest with the government - not landlords. When a tenant rents a property - its not their permanent home - it should be their home for whatever length of contract they have signed up to with the landlord. We need increased supply of rental property, and making up new crackpot anti-landlord rules every couple of months sends supply in the wrong direction. The best way to protect tenants is more supply, and I reckon we need de-regulation to achieve that.

The rules and regulations are being put in place to make renting more attractive long term. Many people will be unable to afford to buy a property as they do not earn enough. So, they shouldn't have to deal with "rogue" landlords. If they are renting, they should be able to live in the property for a long time. Renting a property out to pay the mortgage while you are away is not a great idea.

Yep she is actually telling young people to go abroad due to her experiences

But those pension funds have only one goal, get the maximum returns for their investors. If that means upping rents, so be it. If it means selling property and investing in another country, so be it. They have a part to play, but not on their own.

I have to say the host Claire Byrne is pretty balanced on this topic. I'm shocked!

Dept of Housing says this landlord might be eligible for HAP even if she has a property!

Little matter of the constitution and the right to own property, ANY property!

ah its train wreck, the system is geared towards continually screwing small landlords, and encouraging larger institutional ones....

I think you're right, increasing regulation hasn't worked for the overall benefit of having a reasonable supply of rental property. Started in some way with the Greens and the ban they led on 'bedsits'. The accommodation that bedsits provided wasn't always ideal but it was readily available and reasonably priced, suited a great many. And regulation has grown apace since, resulting in less supply and unaffordable prices that the state has to prop up with HAP. Thank you Green Party from the leafy suburbs.

Heard the woman Janette on earlier, sounded fairly reasonable and empathetic towards her tenant and tenants too. She made the reasonable point that you'd want to be well up on the law to consider renting now.

The poster above is also correct, mad to rent now if you only have one dwelling. What a f***ed state we live in.

The thing is, the government is looking to move away from shorter (a few years) type lettings. We need to have a more mature rental market like they have in Germany for example, where people can live for 20 years or more in the same apartment. Institutional investors are best place to provide this type of arrangement. The small landlord type model might have been ok when the expectation was that renting was a temporary arrangement.

And that is exactly how it should be.

Currently anyone can become a landlord which leads to these issues.

becoming a landlord should be treated as a business and the property’s should be listed as a type of business unit for living rather then a home.

There should be socialized housing for people on welfare and with that I don't mean a flat that's half falling apart in Ballymun or Darndale but proper high quality socialized housing. They shouldn't be dependent on renting in the private sector for housing.

Yeah I would love to put double glazing and insulation in this kip that I am renting from my rogue Irish slumlord but what's the point if I could be served notice any time? Sure there's an eviction ban right now but that won't be permanent either.

I suppose the rental market has a social function in a way that say, the car rental market, does not. The idea is to have the potential for indefinite leases, with the possibility to break, like we have with part IV. I am not sure if the penny has dropped yet for some people, but a significant proportion of the population will remain in private rentals for their whole lives. This is a relatively phenomena here in Ireland, but it is the way things are going.

So, with all the additional regulations it does not make much sense to be a small landlord anymore, unlike 15 years ago, as you are finding out it seems.