Is housing really that bad or is it just another hyped up 'crisis'?

This is the type of drivel I'd expect from Boyd Barret et al. Horse manure, which they can trot out as they won't ever be in government.

No landlords means no private (and no public funded) rental market. Folks going straight from the family home to purchasing a home? Realistic? Not for all. Are mcdonalds parasites for charging more for burgers than the sum cost of the raw ingredients?

There has been a housing crisis for the better part of the last 20 years (bar a blip between 2009 and 2013)

There is a massive lack of housing in the GDA, not that it's close to mammy, but it's where the jobs are. I don't think we should create an expectation that people should commute for hours each day.

Look at Dublin city. Barely a high rise in the place. The largest buildings are offices and churches. Why are there no proper 20-30 story apartment blocks? Why are there no high quality, high density buildings? Why is there just a sprawl of terraces and semi-Ds as far as the eye can see?

There's a huge demand for city centre living, just no political will to build it.

If there are no landlords, then how do people who cannot afford to buy housing, put a roof over their heads?

Yep, it is bad. Three adult offspring struggling to afford rent and/or moved back home. Can't live where they'd like to work etc.

There are two significant demographics affected by this issue - those in 20-30s and their parents typically 50-60s. Others in between and older likely less affected.

But substantial parts of these two affected demographics are becoming increasingly pissed off. They are also voters, particularly those in 30s and 50-60s.

If I was FG/FF/Greens then I'd be very afraid of the next election as it won't be pretty.

Great. Sample size N=1, therefore 'all landlords dont contribute anything'. 🙄

You are calling a group of people parasites. That in my opinion is hate speech. The fact landlords are not a protected group is irrelevant. If you have to resort to legalise to justify your hate you don't have an argument.

Your posts on landlords are information free. There is serious issue with a lack of landlords and rental supply in general. We've had some sort of rental crisis for roughly the last 10 years or so. All that's happened is that people like yourself have promoted hate against landlords because its easier to scapegoat landlords than fix the problem. It's no different to Brexit. Scapegoat the EU for all the UKs problems. You are scapegoating landlords for all the problems with the Irish property market.

The problems with the property market are far far more complex. The regulations in the Irish rental market are a mess and the only people who it really benefits are bad landlords and bad tenants who can abuse the system with very little consequence.

Thats before we talk about NIMBYs objecting to new builds and red tape that makes it cheaper for local authorities to buy rather than build.

But then again let's copy the UKs approach to Brexit and ignore the complexity of the problem. Sure isn't Brexit the best thing ever to happen to the UK(sarcasm). Surely the same approach will work wonders when applied to the Irish property market(Again sarcasm)

Agreed that SF cannot be any worse for housing than FG have been for the past 12 years. However the fact that they are now calling for mortgage interest relief to be brought back should be a bit of a red flag for anyone who thinks that they won't be prostrating themselves at the feet of home owners like all of the other parties.

The problem is that landlords aren't a homogenous group. You don't seem to realise that.

pointing out the obvious? the posters point was total nonsense.

can you explain how society would function without the service that landlords provide then?

So Tenants get to be completely insulated from interest rates while landlords and home owners are? Why does one part of society get to opt out of interest rates? Other than ending all private supply of rental accommodation what exactly is your thought process here?

The cowboys, like those who made mica blocks and built Priory Hall, were not caught and punished in this joke of a country. Instead plenty of good hard working builders got crucified and left the game, that is why there are not more houses being built.

The government here charges VAT on new houses. In N.I. and rest of UK there is no vat on new houses.

It's the biggest crisis in the country. It has so many knock on effects. Hospital staff shortage probably because nurses can't get anywhere to rent and so move abroad. Same with teachers. Personally I lived abroad for a few years I've moved home for family reasons and I'm doing a masters atm lucky I can live at home atm.

But honestly I'm probably going to leave Ireland again once I'm done. I actually really love this country and miss it lots when I've lived away. But due to insane rent situation I can't see myself living here. I just don't want to have the worry and struggle of it when I know I can live elsewhere and not have the same issue.

It's a shame this country has so much going for it but unless you're earning serious money it's difficult for the ordinary person.

how does someone in 2023 (not 1823) find a place to live if the option of rent is not there?