Its claimed a new tax incentive for landlords could be transformational for long term rental supply in Clare. Housing charity, Threshold has launched its pre-budget submission , which is seeking to introduce a sliding scale initiative that would see landlords pay a reduced amount of tax based on the length of fixed term tenancy they […]
Threshold says half of eviction notices served in Clare in the last three months of 2022 were unenforceable. 91 households in the banner reached out to the housing charity for help in the final quarter of last year, 42 of which were contacting Threshold for the first time. Of the total number who reached out […]
The CEO of MidWest Simon is accusing the government of failing to place the same level of urgency in addressing the homeless crisis as it did on the Covid-19 pandemic. It comes as the coalition is looking for legal clearance to introduce a ban on evictions this winter. A moratorium on evictions was enacted during […]
A leading housing charity claims the tax credit for tenants will be ‘swallowed up’ due to the failure to make Clare a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ). As part of Budget 2023, renters will benefit from a €500 credit this year and next, impacting an estimated 400,000 people. However, the landlord of the property must be […]
A leading housing charity says evictions and an increase in homelessness is inevitable as the cost of living in Clare increases. A new survey shows that 60% of people under the age of 35 can’t afford to live in the community they’d like to, with 41% unable to live where they grew up. The Reflecting […]