Emergency legislation to ban 51-week student leases has been signed into law in Ireland to prevent students being forced to pay for accommodation over the summer period.

The government passed an act through parliament on July 12, after initially proposing it just before Simon Harris became Taoiseach in April
One of the largest accommodation providers that moved to 51-week leases last year is “considering its options”
It comes amid a continuing rental crisis in Ireland

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