You will recall that earlier this year we provided an update regarding the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s PLS report on the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023. The full bill has now been published, renamed as the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2004 (the Bill). This post considers the
The Government published the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 (the Bill) on 27 September 2024. It introduces amendments to the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 and the Affordable Housing Act 2021. The primary objectives of the Bill are to ensure the permanent registration of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), redefine
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has this week published a report reviewing the private rented sector in Ireland. This report arises from the Housing for All Action Plan Update, published in November 2022, which included a commitment to “review the operation of the private rental sector and report on policy considerations”.
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
The Irish Government has this morning published the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024 (the Bill), which is the draft legislation intended to limit leases and licences of student-specific accommodation to 41 weeks.
As reported on in a previous post, the Bill has come about due to concerns over students being required to
In a development of interest to those owning and managing student accommodation, the Irish Government has recently announced its intention to introduce legislative changes aimed at “protecting” students from year-long leases.
The announcement was made by Simon Harris TD, then Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and
The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has just published its report (the Report) on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023 (the General Scheme).
On 7 March 2023, the Government agreed in principle to the introduction of a new legislative
We posted in May that the general scheme of the Planning and Development (Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones) Bill 2022 (the General Scheme) had been published by Government.
The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage (the Committee) has just published its report (the Report) on its Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
The Irish Government recently published the general scheme, or initial outline, of the Planning and Development (Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones) Bill 2023 (the Bill).
The Bill is a key component of the Government’s “Housing for All” plan and proposes to introduce mechanisms for both land value sharing (LVS) and
On 25 April the Irish Government announced a housing plan, termed by some as a “mini housing budget”, aimed at cutting the cost of building and refurbishing homes and further speeding up the delivery of housing.
The plan is comprised of the following measures: