There has been much talk on the pin that RA acts as an artificial floor for rental market.

However some Landlords are prepared to rent at below these levels but will not accept RA tenants.

Daft search for 2 bed apartments with max rent of €800.(232)
Current RA for 2 bed in Dublin €875

I think this will make for interesting times

I think the reason for that is because Landlords feel if someone is paying for something they technically should have more respect for it so it a couple are forking out €800pm with their money as a security deposit then they want to keep the house/apartment nice and get their deposit back.

Whereas RA don't fork out €800 out of their own pockets so could be less concerned about the upkeep.

The real madness is paying 875x12= €10,500 to rent a 2 bed apartment for someone. That's the entire tax take from a person on an average salary to rent just one apartment. Mad stuff.

Right, so those 232 apartments are likely to be rented by whom?

Working people, right? After all, those on RA can get better.

So, we have in theory 232 people in the city who get off their holes to flip burgers or clean jaxx every day, and as a reward they get to rent properties that are less desirable than RA properties?

If this was (yet another) attempt to prove that everything in the garden is rosy LL, it has failed. It merely highlights yet another fucked-up anomaly that the Troika will eventually insist we fix.

Actually the apartments for rent at below the RA floor appear to be of much better quality (perhaps take a look ).

IMO the landlords in question do not want RA tenants and will accept a lower rent to recruit a better quality of tenant.

BTW; Is this the same Larry who has previously commented that RA provides a floor for rental prices. If so where has the floor gone?

I can only find 150 in daft for dublin city(aggregated) and I'd guess a fair proportion of them don't want to know you if you are looking for a receipt/rent book.

I think the point being made is that the workers, in this instance, get a property that could be rented at the RA limit of Euro 875 at a rent that is lower. So, they are getting a "discount" versus the market rate because they are presumed to be more desirable tenants. If landlords have a preference for non-RA tenants its probably inaccurate to assume workers "get to rent properties that are less desirable than RA properties"

If a landlord asks you to sign a lease and pay by direct debit you don't need a rent book or receipt

In fact I never have provided either as I rely upon the lease and bank records.

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My own theory is that some landlords are not paying tax/correct tax on their 'hobby'. If a tenant is in receipt of rent supplement, there is an obligation to provide your pps number and apparently government computers are talking to each other now.

No doubt you can tell us how many of these landlords are registered with the PRTB (as they have to be to accept Rent Allowance)? Aren't only about 60% of tenancies registered? I would imagine that a large majority of the higher value rentals are legitimate so there is probably a disproportionate number of the lower end of the market that is not. That seems like a fair conclusion, no? Do you bother with the PRTB? Why not?

I remember being screwed by a landlord who once I had commited myself to an apartment insisted on cash payment only and insisted on letting himself in to collect it every month. f8cker of a cute hoor landlord. as I was stuck with nowhere to rent the next month my principles had to be set to one side. Estate Agent was dealing with payment details so it was purely the landlord who was being the sly f8cker here.

My workmate pays €350 cold rent for a 48sq. metre(520 sq ft) 2 bed apartment in a nice green part of Darmstadt. When we start getting down to those sort monthly rental figures then come back to me about rent allowance not having an impact on the dublin rental market.

For the avoidance of doubt all my properties are registered with PRTB.

I am unwilling to run the risk of my interest being disallowed by revenue.

In fact I would go so far as to say people with mortgages on their BTLs are more likely to registor for the above reason

So remind me again what this thread is about?

The RA floor that many people talk about appears not to exist at the moment in certain parts of Dublin