A short update to confirm that the legislation referred to in our last post, which limits the letting / licensing of student-specific accommodation to the academic year, passed all remaining stages of the legislative process on Thursday 11 June, without amendment.

The Seanad has also passed a motion for early signature by the President, and we therefore expect the Act to be published in very short order.

Commencement of the legislation will require further ministerial order. Given the stated intention of Government of having the legislation in force before the commencement of the new academic year, we expect this ministerial order to be made very quickly once the Act is published.

We will provide a further update on commencement in due course. In the meantime, should you have any questions please contact Aoife Smyth, Knowledge Consultant, or your usual ALG Real Estate contact.