Clare CATU Claims Government Reluctant To Crackdown On Unregistered Landlords

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The Clare branch of the Community Action Tenants Union claims the Government is deliberately making it difficult to crackdown on rule-breaking in the rental sector to keep landlords on side. It comes as the Residential Tenancies Board says it may seek new powers to inspect properties suspected of being unregistered tenancies. An analysis by the Central Statistics Office earlier this year found that as many as 11% of tenancies in Clare could be unregistered, which was the joint-highest percentage nationwide. Chairperson of CATU's Clare branch, George Stavrou, believes vested interests are preventing politicians from lobbying for the RTB to have more power.