Some good news for house buyers
Summary
Carol Tallon, CEO of Property District, joins Anton Savage to discuss the surge in landlords exiting the Irish rental market due to unbalanced policy reforms. She explains that while small-scale landlords are leaving, this is driving a gap in regional housing supply, with large investors focusing only on major urban centers. The conversation also covers slowing house price growth in Dublin, attributing the plateau to affordability limits rather than reduced demand, and highlights the growing disparity between property and wage inflation.
Topics discussed
Intro: House prices and landlord exits
Why private landlords are leaving the market
Impact of large-scale investors on regional supply
Linking policy changes to termination notices
Local insights from EU Council presidency tour
New profile of rural buy-to-let landlords
Unintended consequences of government tinkering
Growing gap in fairness for regional areas
Young people considering leaving Ireland
Affordability ceiling and slowing price growth
ESRI report on property overvaluation
Need for alternative home financing methods
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