Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2017
235. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the evidence he has for the claim that landlords are exiting the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/17]
View answerThe 2015 Annual Report of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) reported 319,609 registered tenancies with 170,282 landlords and 693,314 occupants.
There are no definitive figures on the overall size of the rented sector in Ireland. However, a study by DKM economic consultants commissioned by the RTB and published in 2014 examined both Central Statistics Office data and RTB annual reports to examine the size of the sector.
They reported on the size of the Rented Sector as follows:
|
Census 2011 |
RTB 2011 |
RTB 2012 |
RTB 2013 |
RTB 2014 |
|
|
Landlords |
182,800 |
212,306 |
179,026 |
160,160 |
|
|
Tenants |
770,375 |
554,567 |
593,382 |
457,208* |
643,330 |
|
Tenancies |
305,377 |
260,144 |
264,434 |
282,918 |
303,574 |
*May not include all tenants i.e. minor.
There is evidence of a drop in the total number of landlords over recent years, followed by a recovery.
The results of Census 2016 will assist in providing an updated overview of housing tenure in Ireland, including the rented sector.
