The housing minister has conceded some rents will rise under new legislation reforming the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), but has defended the incoming rules critics claim will "shaft" renters. The legislation greenlights the establishment of a new rent price register, similar to the Property Price Register that tracks the sale of homes. Our housing crisis is a supply crisis, our rental crisis is a supply crisis, and our homeless crisis is a supply crisis. The only way the housing crisis is going to be solved is by increasing supply, he said. "I don't understand why they [the opposition] are against strengthening tenants' rights, which this legislation will do in terms of its delivery.”Asked if he accepted rents would rise, Mr Browne said some rents would.

Source: Irish Examiner January 27, 2026 17:54 UTC