the private rental sector in Ireland. It focuses on those households which, at the outset of the pandemic, were not in … receipt of state rental supports such as the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) or Rent Supplement (or paying a local authority … rent). These households were deemed the most at risk of affordability challenges due to the high level of rents they were …

This paper examines housing affordability in Ireland by looking at the distribution of housing costs across households … paper considers the trends in the cost of housing in Ireland across groups of households split by age, region, household … definitions and explore the share, and composition, of households in Ireland that would be captured by these definitions. We do …

attributed to their landlords. Drawing upon the concept of housing class and Harvey's (1979) theory of class-monopoly rent and …-monopoly rent and the subsequent impact on tenants' housing experiences. Through in-depth interviews conducted with 30 landlords and …

Rising rents in German cities have led to an intense debate about the need for tighter rent controls in housing markets … makers, the rental brake has, at best, no impact in the short run. At worst, it even accelerates rent increases both in …

This paper empirically analyzes the effects of a second generation rent control. We make use of an uncommon policy … with elements of a discontinuity design, to identify the causal impact of rent controls. We exploit the spatial and … prices. Our results suggest that the regulation benefits low/medium income households. Further, we provide evidence that rent …