Housing Minister Says Linking Rent To Inflation Is Better Than RPZ Model

There are five Rent Pressure Zones in the midlands.

The Housing Minister believes linking rent increases to inflation is a much fairer way than rent pressures zones.

Previously, there was a cap of 4 percent rises per year in these areas - which include Mullingar, Athlone, Tullamore, Portlaoise, and Portarlington-Graiguecullen.

However, now landlords will only be able to increase rent by as much as inflation went up in the previous 12 months.

In the past year it was around 2 percent, while before that it was closer to 1 percent.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien believes this change will help bring stability to the market:

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