Towards a sustainable private rented sector: What can we learn from other countries?

Kath Scanlon presented at the Sunday Business Post Residential Property Summit, which took place in Radisson BLU Royal on Golden Lane, Dublin on Tuesday, December 6th. Kath has studied housing markets and policy in several EU countries and the US and has advised government departments, international organisations and development banks. She has written extensively about Britain’s private rented sector and the role of new corporate landlords. In this presentation, Kath explores questions of what the PRS looks like in other developed countries and how does Ireland compare. She also provides evidence on how regulation is changing, and how the PRS is responding. She concludes with a reflection on what Ireland may take away from other contexts.