A leading housing charity claims there’s a strong case for a further clampdown on short-term lets as well as the extension of rent pressure zones in Clare.
Threshold has published data in relation to its activities in the first three months of this year, which shows that termination of tenancy remains the primary reason for renters getting in touch.
Over 9,300 households nationwide made contact with Threshold in the first quarter of this year.
Tenancy termination was the main issue raised by callers with one third of queries relating to this matter.
The organisation worked with a total of 145 households made up of 200 adults and 157 children in Clare across the same period.
A whole 90% of cases opened in this county related to tenancy termination, while accessing social housing and rent reviews or increases accounted for 4% each.
Threat of eviction meanwhile was the reason for 2% of cases.
Ennis and Shannon are still the only designated Rent Pressure Zones in Clare, meaning rent can’t be increased by more than 2% in a year there, but Threshold Campaigns Officer, Cat Clark believes this should change.
Rental legislation has come under the spotlight in Clare this week after being the subject of a motion at this month’s meeting of Clare County Council.
Kilrush Councillor Ian Lynch claims some landlords are unethically inflating rents by benchmarking prices against those of short-term lets like AirBnbs.
