Should the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

Yes, housing is a basic right that should be affordable to anyone

No

No, ban corporate and foreign investors from purchasing residential real estate instead

No, incentivize the development of new housing instead

No, rent controls have been shown to limit the supply of housing

Yes, and landlords should be held to strict regulations in ensuring tenants have safe, good quality homes to live in

Yes, but only in areas with housing shortages

Yes but it needs to be monitored. This 1% or 2% increase every year is not good! There should be a price bracket for what category the property fits into. If you put money into it then you can charge more but it should have to be looked into and approved before charging more.

Yes, absolutely. The government should limit this because there are bad landlords who just don’t care.

The prices still need to come down from what they are and not to be levelled out again periodically. Matching it up to salaries every year it what’s killing us all we cannot afford this basic right to have a home it’s heartbreaking. A married couple with two good incomes cannot afford a home. This is sick.

Absolutely, and the average rent price as of now should be reduced too. It's too much. If corporate tax came in and income tax reduced, MAYBE the current prices would be valid, but with everything going as it is currently, rent needs to be reduced across the board

Landlords should be taxed at corporate tax levels and put a realistic limit on rents small landlords are possibly paying mortgages on properties and have to upkeep etc and don’t make any money once tax is paid the government are getting any profit that would be there with tax implemented atm

Yes and tax breaks for smaller landlords if they participate in long term rent control, plus tax corporations differently if they are landlords here to discourage profiteering

Housing and shelter is a basis right but corporate & vulture funds should be banned from purchasing large swades of property . A certain amount of property should be made available to other parties

Rent should be more affordable and not be more than a third of a persons income as housing is a basic right. At same time a landlord investing in a property to rent should not be penalized over governments sloppiness regarding housing so i think the best option is just to lower the cost of housing

The government is full of landlords who are benefiting from high demand and rents and they will always find a way to increase rents. A lot of landlords just evict their tenants claiming they are selling a house/apt only for the house/apt to be back rented again at a later date because the landlord changed their mind.

Yes. Make it affordable for people who are able to work towards it. Being able to afford to buy a house is something people should have to work towards, but younger generations at the moment have no hope of being able to afford it ever if it continues on the trend it's on now, All they'll be able to do is rent for the rest of their lives.

Yes, and landlords should only be allowed to own one additional property other than their primary residence

Yes, they should also make policies to incentives landlords to sell the properties they're renting for full time ownership.

It will just push landlords out of the housing market. Independent housing evaluations should take place to give should give a fair evaluation of the property value / how much rent should be charged and charge students half that amount no more then €400 per month and the government should supplement the rest should there be more

With the rising cost of affordability of housing this would then cause smaller landlords to go out of business, there should be property price caps implemented to prevent housing being sold off in bulk to private developers and vulture funds to feed corporate greed. Mom and pop properties have mortgages that need to be paid to ensure their own private pensions/

Yes, but only as a temporary measure while the housing crisis is addressed.

No, the government should focus on increasing housing supply instead.

Yes, but in the long term private renting should be phased out

Yes, and apply heavy taxes on vacant properties, with a stipulation of state repossession of the property after a period of 5 years of vacancy/dereliction for the property to then be rented directly by the state as affordable housing.

I think if there’s a rent control. My mam being a landlord this would affect how much money we get from charging rent to have money for our future.

While I agree that we need to tackle the issue of ridiculously high rent, multiple studies show, and most economists agree, that rent control policies have more harmful effects on the market than have positive effects.

If RTB didn't take 47% of rent in tax, landlords wouldn't need to have such high rents to cover the cost of the property and rent control could come into affect then.

There should be a threshold the landlord can charge based on the behaviour, income and length of tenancy

Yes, but it should be amended to be linked to a national index

Provided the government don’t put the sole blame on the landlord and reduce rental tax then yes. Some landlords pay 50% tax and still have mortgages on the property so a cap should be reflective of this.

Maybe set a limit on max rent for a specific type of property in an area eg 3 bed semi in Dublin . However some landlords cannot sustain to rent as it is too low and the RPZ’s only allow 2% increase

Yes but in the long term privatised renting should be phased out

Depends on the cost of accommodation in relation to its value.

Do you think it's fair for people to stay in the same apartment forever if the rent is kept low, while others can't find a place to live?

How would you feel if your rent didn't increase but there were fewer apartments available in your area?

What do you think is more important: affordable rent for everyone or better quality housing, even if it's more expensive?

If rent control meant more people could stay in their homes, but fewer new apartments were built, would it still be worth it?

Have you or anyone you know ever struggled with the cost of rent? What could have made the situation better?

How might rent prices affect your decisions when choosing where to live after high school or college?

If rent control was implemented in your city, how do you think it would affect your neighborhood in the long run?

How would you decide what's a fair rent for an apartment: the market price, the tenant's income, or something else?

Could rent controls, in your view, ever be unfair to landlords? Why or why not?

Can the government truly balance the needs of both tenants and landlords when deciding rent policies, or is one side always favored?