The Residential Tenancies Board: Is it fit for purpose?
The quasi-judicial public body set up under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 has been criticised for its inaccurate reporting figures and delays in the dispute resolution process
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The quasi-judicial public body set up under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 has been criticised for its inaccurate reporting figures and delays in the dispute resolution process
St Helen's residents hopeful council will acquire block By Mike Gilmore Residents at St Helen's court in Dun Laoghaire continued their protest against their eviction today. They're trying to stop a vulture fund from selling their homes out from under them. Tony Geraghty is one of the residents at St Helen's court, he's been fighting efforts from Mill Street Projects to evict him for years. He's one of seven tenants who are hopeful that the local authority will step in and acquire the block. Having lost his caring job recently, Tony is afraid he'll end up homele...
Housing charities have called for a new six-month extension to the Government's Covid-19 eviction ban amid fears more than 1,000 renters are at immediate risk of becoming homeless. Threshold issued the warning today as the eviction ban comes to an end after a 10-day grace period, despite Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien saying there will be "no cliff edge", as new protections mean people who have lost income financially due to Covid-19 will still be protected until 12 July. The most recent eviction ban was introduced last autumn after previous versions at the start of the pandemic, and me...
Dun Laoghaire: Protesters Condemn Evictions at St Helen's Court By Mike Gilmore This is the latest in a long string of attempts to oust the tenants from their homes. Donegal based Mill Street Projects currently owns the block at St Helen's Court and has forced many of the tenants out over the last few years. Now only eight remain. Sean Mitchell, a taxi driver who's lived there for six years, details some of the vulture fund's underhanded attempts to get them out. "This case is going on for the last four years because they've been telling lies saying they ...
The eviction notice states that tenants must vacate the apartments within ten days of the end of level 5 restrictions or within 56 days of the order.