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Rent Freeze Bill

Fianna Fáil announced yesterday that will back a Sinn Féin bill calling for an immediate rent...

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10.03 11 Dec 2019


Rent Freeze Bill


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10.03 11 Dec 2019


Fianna Fáil announced yesterday that will back a Sinn Féin bill calling for an immediate rent freeze for a period of three years. 

The bill now has the support of a majority of TDs, despite the opposition of the Fine Gael government. 

But is a three year rent freeze a good idea to help renters, or will interfering with the rental market have unintended negative consequences? 

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Conor Skehan is Former chair of the housing agency and Lecturer in Planning at Technical University Dublin.


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