The vast majority of landlords evicting tenants on the basis they are selling their properties are genuine, one of the country’s leading homelessness charities has said. But Mr Allen said most landlords selling are genuine and the measures don’t go far enough to protect 25 families being evicted from privately-rented homes every month. “About 75 of every the 100 families that become homeless every month are in the private rented sector,” he said. “A third of those are being evicted are because the landlord is selling up. While landlords have a right to sell their property, he suggested tenants should be allowed to stay on under new owners, at least until the housing crisis is resolved.

Source: The Irish Times April 05, 2019 08:03 UTC