The eviction ban

The "first Refusal" is not in place yet as this needs to be legislated and there is no time line for it, more BS from the government. You can add all you want to the asking price the council are not going to buy, from the end of the article

"The Irish Independent reported on Friday, however, that some councils cannot afford to buy houses where tenants have been served notices to quit, as landlords are asking for too much money."

I will hire an "independent" valuer, know a lad with the new estate agent qualifications.

Assuming its you who is the one who is allowed to pick the "independent" valuer :)

I'm the property owner, will get the "independent valuation" before I decide to sell, so it becomes the reason I am selling, so either meet the price or back away.

If that doesn't work, I'll move back in for a week or two, before deciding I don't like the place and selling it.

Just looking at an RTE article today.

Does anyone else get the impression that the Government are a bit out of touch on this issue? The emphasis seems to be keeping people in their homes rather than have the burden of having move to alternative accommodation.

Obviously, being able to stay where you are is fantastic, but isn't the real problem not that you might have to move but rather that there may not be anywhere to move to?

What the government seems to be putting together is a Potemkin Village: fantastic for the few who benefit but failing the majority who are at risk.

Solutions only have to be as complicated as you want to make them. They can also be kept simple - 20% stamp duty charged on all property, Exemption to anyone buying a property they have been a tenant in for longer than a year. Clawback if subsequently sold or rented out within 10 year period

Simples

Usually when someone is selling a house they put it on the market at a price that competitive with other houses on the market in the area, usually lower if they want to sell quickly or start a bidding war, higher if they are prepared to wait but that is the sellers choice. I know when I was selling it was around the asking price for property in the area, the worse thing was having to give the tenants notice to leave even though it was coming to the end of the contract, this was 2019 when things were bad but not as bad as now. I would have sold the place to the LA if the people renting could have stayed but firstly they were offering a lower price than I would get on the open market and secondly they weren't interested. The tenants were HAP tenants at the time. I don't mind the buying in situ scheme but only if the LA's or tenants are open to some negotiating and not well this is what we are giving and you have to accept. They will be told to F off if that's the case.

Either they are out of touch or they are doing it willfully. Then main issue as you have said is the lack of availability or options of places for people to move to that is the issue and this is the fear that those renters have and landlords. As I said above I had to give tenants notice that I wasn't renewing the lease as I needed to sell and thankfully they found a better more suitable place to rent within the few months I had given them, I'm not sure they would happen now and then I would be left with headache of do I let them stay till they find a place or do I insist they leave?

And how is the market going to be with the Councils buying with open chequebooks. You can argue about the percentage. I gave an extreme example to explain the idea, but in principle it would work.

What is the sense in the Councils complaining that they don't have the money to buy property, all the while inflating that same property artificially the whole time.

I mean, we are constantly being told that all the landlords want to flee because of the regulations.....so surely they'll still want to sell up. They just won't be able to hold the LA's to ransom..........unless of course you want them to be able to do that?

RTE and Virgin Media leading with foreign news today with no bearing for anyone in Ireland (Trump) ahead of the eviction ban which comes into effect in 3 hours.