Idbatterim wrote: » No votes equals forcing the establishment to change and encourages new parties to form. Its by far the most effective tool. Or do suggest continuing to vote for the ffg farce ? And wonder why they no longer serve us, that put them there...
Hubertj wrote: » That would be a breach of the regulations and there are penalties attached I presume. But there’s the problem - they are reasonable grounds to terminate a lease but those landlords that abuse them do not seem to be held accountable.
Galwayhurl wrote: » 2 houses on the SAME street. Both 3 beds, very similar design. If anything, House A seems to be slightly larger. And arguably nicer too. House A just went up on the PPR having sold at 280,000. https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/15-maydenhayes-road-donacarney-meath/4462900 House B just went to market for 335,000. https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-62-maydenhayes-road-mornington-co-meath/3210023 That's a 20% increase in a matter of about 4 months. I give up.
Wanderer78 wrote: » democracy globally is in serious trouble, by not voting we encourage its demise, i suspect we maybe experiencing the dying moments of ffg lead governments, i certainly hope so anyway, id always recommend voting, for anyone, anyone that somewhat matches your opinions and beliefs
jill_valentine wrote: » Institutional scale house purchases are one thing, but you would find it hard to find anyone who would prefer the experience of renting from an Irish small landlord vs renting from a company. Trying to get a broken shower or fridge fixed is like negotiating with Dennis Hopper in Speed for two weeks over Whatsapp vs filling in an online form and having somebody show up at the selected time next day.
C14N wrote: » That's a pretty insane bump, but bear in mind that house B is just asking price, and not everything goes above asking price. I've been reaching out on some properties that are listed outside my budget recently and have found that the highest bids on some are far below the listed asking price. Some EAs and sellers might just be getting a bit too ahead of themselves right now.
derekgine3 wrote: » Is there anyone i can vote for who: - Won't tax the hard working tax payer to near death while simultaneously rewarding those who don't contribute to society (both Irish and immigrants on welfare but are capable of work). - Doesn't ignore the fact they those in government work for us and not the other way around. - Stand up for Ireland and not be a lap dog to the EU, spouting PC and diversity sh!te and say no to Ireland housing every chancer from each corner of the globe when we can't even house own our people to begin with. - Rejects vulture funds and councils outbidding the hard working tax payer (using the tax payers money) and mandates the tax payer get priority when it comes to new builds and bans the former from 2nd hand property. No Vulture funds needed for social housing, the government should be funding the building of these houses themselves, perfect timing considering interest rates are at record lows. - Stop offering social housing to dole heads in cities and instead offer them to people who have jobs in the cities but can't afford their own place, these people need these properties for work and contributing to society. The former should be happy with a roof over their heads anywhere in the country, beggars can't be choosers.
C14N wrote: » I tend to agree with this. People often seem to pine for the quaint days of individual private landlords who own 1 or 2 properties over the institutional ones who own 100, but I genuinely think the latter are far better equipped to do the job and I've generally had good experiences with them in terms of getting things fixed or replaced. They've generally got enough properties that they will have maintenance staff and replacement appliances ready to go quickly and they usually couldn't be arsed trying to save a few quid by trying to come in and fix a leaky pipe themselves after work or whatever. To whatever extent the rental sector should exist, I think it generally is better served by these guys over the individual LLs.
jill_valentine wrote: » It would be, but it's Ireland so it's just how it is ¯\_( ツ)_/¯ I've never heard of anyone getting done for the paint routine even after they provided the new Daft ad to the PRTB. You can go through the process of reporting (I've reported stuff to them before) but you never hear a word again, and realistically at that stage you've already been living on somebody else's couch and you're too busy jumping through the next landlord's hoops, or you're hoping they might still cough up your deposit. Everyone I know who has rented in Dublin from small landlords will have a story like that, or even more likely, the threat of it being used if you ask for anything. Institutional scale house purchases are one thing, but you would find it hard to find anyone who would prefer the experience of renting from an Irish small landlord vs renting from a company. Trying to get a broken shower or fridge fixed is like negotiating with Dennis Hopper in Speed for two weeks over Whatsapp vs filling in an online form and having somebody show up at the selected time next day. My landlord raises the rent every year by exactly the RPZ limit, which I was annoyed about until I remembered that before they just raised it by whatever they felt like when I had the audacity to ask for functional heating.
C14N wrote: » It's one thing to choose to not settle down under 30 because you don't want to do it, it's another if you can't because it's not financially viable.
I see sheep wrote: » These guys maybe? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland,_2016)
jill_valentine wrote: » Exactly. When you say "people", I'd suggest some folks with vested interests may have some illusions over what it's like to be completely reliant on small landlords, and think we'll all see the error of our ways and want to go back to a time they were the only game in town. REIT buy outs and rent inflation are one conversation, and there are things which can be done to mitigate that, but nobody misses the days of having to buy your own toilet seat for fear the landlord will let himself into the house while you're at work to install a "refurbished" one again.
Hubertj wrote: » Just reading up on the populist boll*x SF proposed in Dail yesterday. Very opportunistic to play on people’s emotion with regard to property. Things will only get worse if this is the best they can come up with.
L1011 wrote: » General politics chat -> Politics forum General economics chat -> Economics forum Some other stuff here is probably suited to the Humanities forum
tigger123 wrote: » Trying to buy a home is an incredibly stressful experience at the best of times, nevermind against this backdrop. It's an emotive subject.
Hubertj wrote: » That’s what I mean. The people need proper solutions and honesty from politicians (laughable I know). The stuff SF proposed yesterday does nothing but throw more populist nonsense into the mix.
derekgine3 wrote: » We had thousands lining the street for the water charges which is minuscule in comparison to the cost of this housing crisis on the youth of our populations well being. I am surprised we haven't witnessed the youth rise up and over throw this government but they do seem to have rather docile and passive compared to previous generation. My daughter and son in-law have been property hunting for 14 months now to no avail, huge chatter of groups on social media trying to organize a boycott of the property market (not sure this would work) but all talk no action thus far.
Sweet.Science wrote: » They really need to make downsizing appealing Build one bed apartments in appealing towns and villages We have thousands of pensioners living in 3 bed semis because there is no alternative
LeakyLime wrote: » What specifically about their proposals do you think is populist nonsense?
Shelga wrote: » I agree, although I think momentum is building now. I want to see mass protests and marches as soon as covid subsides a bit more, and a snap election. We are wasting our lives away paying fortunes in rent or living with parents until late 30s/40s, while they claim ignorance of investment firms buying entire estates. They take us for fools. I'm totally and utterly sick of it, and disgusted by this government. The last 3/4 months have been a disaster, on several fronts, and so many areas of life are getting worse and worse and worse.
