Tipperary Sinn Féin members call monthly average rent of €1,114 in Tipperary a 'rip-off'

North Tipperary Sinn Féin Cathaoirleach Dan Harty has said that average rents of €1,114 per month in Tipperary are not normal.

Mr Harty was responding to the latest figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board, which show that renters in new tenancies in Tipperary are now paying €1,644 more in rent per year, an increase of 12.3% compared to last year.

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He said that it does not have to be this way and urged the government to listen to Sinn Féin, and cut rents and ban increases for three years.

Nenagh Sinn Féin’s Damien O’Donoghue stated: “An average rent of €1,114 in Tipperary is not normal.

“The latest RTB figures show that rents for new tenants in Tipperary rose by 12.3% in the last 12 months and 6.8% for existing tenants.

Mr O’Donoghue continued: “This means that renters in Tipperary are now paying €1,644 more a year in rent because of this Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael/Lowry government. It’s a rip-off.

“Once again, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are making life harder for renters, who now have even higher rents and even greater insecurity.

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Mr Harty concluded by saying: “How are regular working people expected to afford these rents? How are they supposed to save for a deposit to buy a home?

“It doesn’t have to be this way. This can be sorted.

“We need to cut rents and ban increases for three years. We need to give young people a

chance.”