The eviction ban

Yeah, it's silly at this stage blanchardstown is getting affluent, it's got great public transport, near the Phoenix park which is an amazing aminity, there are decent houses at sub 400k range. I would tweek things a little by extending help to be to secondhand homes under 400k for one year only get the long term renters buying a basic home, freeing up rent properties.

so let me get this straight

Anyone renting a home through HAP or privately at the moment has it for life? They can't be evicted as the government will just buy this houses for them ?

Or have I read this wrong ?

Wexfor, Goery, Navan, and the like are not rural, Limerick is a city.

It's very subjective to be honest.

I've lived in and around Dublin all my life. Wexford, Gorey and Navan definitely feel like I'm in rural areas. Limerick just feels like a big town really.

Over 50% of renters receive some form of State support. That means that 50% of landlords are receiving rent that their tenants cannot afford to pay.

The pain would mainly be felt by property owners. Not only would rents come down, but house prices would too.

Yeah it really is that subjective thing. Rural to me is not being able to leave my house and stroll to Grafton Street in 20-30 minutes. 😁

I actually did buy a house in Bray back in 2013 around the corner from my folks but it was just way too quiet and settled for the age I was at.

Sold up after a couple of years and moved back into the city. Much happier with everything on my doorstep tbh.

Might end up moving back out in 10-20 years, we'll see!

Its horses for courses. I knew someone who grew up in Eastwall and went to stay a weekend with a friend in Swords and they couldn't wait to get back to East wall because they though Swords was to rural. :)

Depends on your perspective. They are very small towns far from larger urban centers. Nothing wrong with them I hasten to add, they are just different. For some people it will work and I am sure they like it. Generally speaking moving > 100km purely for a cheaper house, without taking into account commuting costs (both financial with fuel and also your time), is not going to be the best decision for everyone.

Not from my experience? Both sets of my grandparents bought and moved to 6-7 houses throughout their lives. My parents have bought twice and will probably move once again at retirement. I've moved three times myself, will probably move again in ten years or so.

Lots of my friends and their family would be in the same position.

I suppose it depends where you live in the country really? Lots of reasons to be buying/selling and moving around Dublin/greater Dublin area if you can.

If 10% of "landlords" all exit at the same time, that is a lot of tenants, but it is far from disproving that the majority of landlords will stay put.

Eviction moratorium or not won't affect most landlords. It definitely won't affect the ones that are more valuable to have - i.e. the ones who are in it seriously rather than scalper-types. But a concession in the form of reduced taxation (which they are looking for) will help them all. And for the ones who do sell, it will also increase the value of what they are selling.

Personally, I'd bump up CGT to at least 40% and encourage the have-a-go ones to sell up and run for the hills. It would be fair enough for the State to get a slightly bigger slice of the uplift given that it is the State's failings that have gifted many of them an increase in the value of that asset.

You're a great man for a soundbite, Donald.

I was "in it seriously", never scalped anyone. I only had one property but I let it responsibly and fairly for over 20 years - until the risk/reward balance shifted so far to risk that I got out while I still could.

I suspect there are plenty more like me out there - I would be still happily renting away, not screwing over tenants but providing a decent apartment for a fair return - but the risk to me and my finances is just too big now.

Same as myself. We were making a profit too but risk/reward is upsidedown now and no sensible person will leave themselves at risk that landlords are at now. There is just no good reason to expose yourself to risk for the return available. So I wish that all the landlord haters would do us a favour and let landlords leave the business when they want to.

At the moment they hate landlords but they are doing everything they can to keep them as landlords even when they want to stop. They should let them out if you hate them so much.

No need for the emotional rant. Read it again. I said I'd encourage them to leave and I'd bump the rate up to 40%. Not that I would encourage them to leave by bumping up the rate.

There are many ways in which the foregoing could be achieved. If you can't figure out any yourself, I can spoon-feed you some if you want.

Genuine question - what is it with the perennial victim mentality?

If you don't like facts and reality, then that is none of my concern.