New legislation will be introduced to ensure student accommodation leases next year are confined to the academic year.
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Plans to legislate have now been approved by Cabinet in advance of Simon Harris’s accession as Taoiseach this week. Ministers said the decision to press ahead with the changes to planning laws arose following a move by some private student accommodation providers to switch from the standard, typically 41-week leases that cover the academic year, to 51-week leases.has said, as asking prices continue to surge, while the number of properties listed for sale hit a new low in recent months.
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