Housebuilder Cairn Homes is looking to sell almost 300 apartments to an investment fund. Housebuilder Cairn Homes is looking to sell almost 300 apartments to an investment fund. Selling homes to big funds who then rent them out en masse has become increasingly common here. Pouring unprecedented amounts of capital into housing, they have converted homes into financial instruments and investments." "Landlords have become faceless corporations wreaking havoc with tenants' right to security and contributing to the global housing crisis," the UN said in a statement.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2019 18:22 UTC