Update - 11.44am: The director of the Residential Landlords Association has accused Threshold of exaggerating the situation facing tenants, writes Vivienne Clarke. Last year 1,000 landlords exited the private rental sector which meant there were now 6,000 fewer properties available to rent, he said. Mr McNamara pointed out that recently Threshold had to withdraw a press release they issued claiming that landlords were charging potential tenants a fee to view properties. He rejected calls for more regulation of the sector such as a rent register, saying that Ireland has the most highly regulated private rental sector in Western Europe. Ms Hayden said: “The Government cannot ignore the fact that people are facing homelessness in the private rental sector.”Aideen Hayden.

Source: Evening echo December 05, 2018 10:07 UTC