Dublin Tenants

There's a massive problem coming down the tracks for Ireland. People renting in their 40s and 50s can't save. What happens when they hit pension age? "The state pension is €1,037 a month. The average rent of a one-bedroom Dublin apartment is €1,388." rte.ie/news/primetime…

Doctors should be able to write prescriptions for housing the same way they do for insulin or antibiotics.

I met with 3 tenants facing eviction for sale of property. Combined, they have over 35 years on Council housing lists. Their landlords have been given nearly 300k of our public wealth for an insecure home.This scandal must stop, give renters real security & build public housing

A massive number of people messaged me about this over the last few days. Seems housing had a massive impact on #GE2020  Huge number of young people appear to feel left behind #TonightVMTV

But the main question is: how many voters are learning something? Left parties have a real responsibility here to try and make the alternative visible and put clear water between themselves and what FF and FG will be offering. And put a clear no down to coalition with either.

UCD, the states largest public university just announced a 4% increase in the price of campus accommodation year-on-year for the next 3yrs despite students already paying more than students at other universities. This, alongside the extortionate price of public transport 1/4

The investors selling these new legal bedsits are making massive amounts of money. One group spent €40 million buying up these types of properties around Dublin. In just three years, they made a profit of €20 million.

UCD to increase campus rent by 12% over three years irishtimes.com/news/education…

Big story - Dublín bedsits are back. Investors are making a fortune renovating outlawed bedsits to make them legal. Studios that used to cost €600 now cost €1,300. Some flats are just 12 sq m - smaller than a disabled parking space. thetimes.co.uk/article/e0bab9…

#LeadersDebate facts are some landlords are leaving the market to go to the even more lucrative short-term lets like Airbnb. Banning entire homes and apartments on s/t lets platfirms would lead to immediate supply for long term renters and drive down rents.

How much did @FineGael pay for this ad? #Spon #GE2020

It is not arithmetically possible for rents to fall while there is a statutory increase in rents of 4% per annum for renters in pressure zones without factoring in other areas. #LeadersDebate #RTEPT #GE2020

FF and FG both touting Help to Buy as a way of helping the housing crisis. Myself and others have written many times that money from the scheme has gone to the wealthy, not the poor. #rtept #LeadersDebate thetimes.co.uk/article/help-t…

ACTUALLY rents in Dublin are up 3%. They're up 4% across Leinster as the Dublin rent bubble spreads beyond the rent pressure zones.

A short documentary about Ireland’s housing crisis with a focus on the private rental market. youtu.be/R18nBuDZWLo #GE2020 #RTEPT #LeadersDebate