People renting out short-term lets 'cannot be hounded out of business', says minister
Michael Healy-Rae: 'People involved in catering short-term, people who have farmhouses that they've rented out or flats that they've rented out on a short-term basis, they didn't create the housing crisis in Ireland. Neither are they the solution to it.' File photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
A government minister has stated that people renting out properties on short-term letting platforms “cannot be hounded out of business”, but that balance is required.
Independent Kerry TD and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Michael Healy-Rae, argued that new buyers should be prohibited from immediately renting out their properties for shorter periods.
