Landlords suspicious by the Housing Minister's proposal to penalise those who have vacant homes

Minister Eoghan Murphy has said that he’ll look at new measures to bring the homelessness crisis under control
The new measures include bringing vacant homes back into use.
It comes as the Simon Communities warns that 91 per cent of properties are beyond the reach of those on rent supplement.
Director of the Residential Landlords Association, Fintan McNamara, says most landlords are already renting their properties.
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