{"id":1592,"date":"2021-05-28T11:11:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/exorbitant-rent-hikes-must-be-stopped\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:11:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:11:28","slug":"exorbitant-rent-hikes-must-be-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/exorbitant-rent-hikes-must-be-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Exorbitant Rent Hikes Must Be Stopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>How can we expect this government to solve the rental crisis when they don\u2019t seem to understand their own legislation?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rent hikes of 8pc across the country must be stopped, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA rent freeze implemented for the duration of the pandemic is set to be lifted in July \u2013 meaning, some landlords can apply a double rent increase from that month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllowing rent increases of 8pc is utterly unacceptable. This would mean average increases of \u20ac140 per month in Dublin and \u20ac100 per month across the rest of the country. Rents are already at record high rates. This price gouging must be stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the D\u00e1il yesterday, T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar confessed to being oblivious to the fact that rents could imminently increase by 8pc. This lack of knowledge \u2013 about a law the T\u00e1naiste\u2019s own party introduced \u2013 typifies the ignorance in government generally about the extent of the rental crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can we expect this government to solve the rental crisis when they don\u2019t seem to understand their own legislation?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDublin is already one of the most expensive places in Europe to rent or buy a home. Housing costs in Dublin are higher than in Paris, Rome or Berlin. Allowing these rent increases to go ahead will make a very bad situation much worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutside Dublin, rents are already spiralling \u2013 up 7.1pc in the past year. Now, renters are faced with a further hike of 8pc. This is unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s rent pressure zone policy has been an abject failure. It has done nothing to stop runaway rents. In fact, rents have almost doubled in a decade. We need to provide people with proper security of tenure and rent controls that actually work and are fair for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrucially, these new rent controls must apply to new properties to end the endless cycle of exorbitant hikes in rent \u2013 much of which has been fuelled by big international investment funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe past year has been extremely difficult. As well as the public health crisis, there has been a jobs crisis and an income crisis, which has disproportionately impacted young people \u2013 those most likely to rent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a full month until these potential rent increases kick in. The Government has no excuse for inaction on this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>28 May, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we expect this government to solve the rental crisis when they don\u2019t seem to understand their own legislation? Rent hikes of 8pc across the country must be stopped, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan. 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