Charities seek six-month extension to ban on evictions 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 … Ireland • 23 Apr 21
Government urged to reconsider lifting ban on evictions The private tenants group Threshold has asked the government to reconsider the lifting of the ban on evictions. Ireland • 12 Apr 21
Threshold calls for a ban on 'no fault' evictions A new report for Threshold has found that current legislation does not recognise the imbalance in the tenant-landlord relationship in Ireland. Ireland • 01 Jul 20
Short-term letting regulations not being followed Thousands of landlords in Dublin city renting out properties on a short term basis on home sharing websites like AirBnB are not abiding by new … Ireland • 05 Oct 19
Call on Govt for scheme to protect rental deposits The Union of Students in Ireland and national housing charity Threshold have called on the Government to immediately implement a Deposit Protection Scheme in order … Ireland • 20 Aug 19
Number of homes to rent 'at lowest level since 2006' The number of homes to rent has reached its lowest level since 2006, according to the latest quarterly rental report from Daft.ie. Ireland • 13 May 19
Bill aims to improve situation for tenants - Murphy Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has told the Dáil that the purpose of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill is to improve the situation for tenants. Politics • 08 May 19
Call for regulation on short-term lets to be extended Threshold has welcomed the introduction of new regulations governing short-term lettings, but called for them to be extended to rural towns to free up houses … Ireland • 12 Apr 19
Charity warns private tenants increasingly vulnerable Nearly a third of all calls to the housing charity Threshold last year were from tenants faced with losing their home. Ireland • 05 Dec 18
Warning over rental accommodation scams People seeking rental accommodation are being urged to be aware of potential scams that could leave them without their deposits and no accommodation. Ireland • 21 Aug 18
Less than a third rent by choice - Threshold Less than a third of households in private rented accommodation are there by choice, according to housing charity Threshold. Ireland • 11 Jun 18
Calls to housing charity Threshold more than double Housing charity Threshold received an unprecedented number of calls in 2016. Ireland • 27 Nov 17
Call for Govt strategy on private rented housing National housing charity Threshold is calling on the Government to introduce a strategy on the private rented sector as a matter of urgency. News • 16 Dec 14
Rent supplement changes to prevent homelessness Families at risk of losing their privately-rented homes will have rent supplement payments increased and possibly extended for a short period under a new plan … News • 11 Jun 14
Increase in referrals to homeless service Housing charity Threshold has seen an almost doubling in the number of referrals to its homeless support service in Dublin in the past year. News • 23 Jan 14
Tenant deposit protection a priority - O'Sullivan Minister of State Jan O'Sullivan has said introducing a tenant deposit protection scheme is a priority for next year. News • 20 Nov 13
Govt sets 2016 as target to end homelessness The Government has set 2016 as the target for ending long-term homelessness by provided stable housing as early as possible. News • 22 Feb 13
Threshold calls for deposit protection scheme The housing charity Threshold has called for the establishment of a deposit protection scheme for tenants in Ireland. News • 15 Nov 12
