Threshold Blog
A tenant in the shadow of fear
Posted on November 07, 2019 by Peter Glavey
When Sean* first called into the office I think it’s safe to say neither of us expected to be still discussing his tenancy issues some 23 months later. From what started out as a straightforward rent review query ended with a notice of termination being challenged at the RTB. Sean had lived in his tenancy uninhibited since 2012. When his landlord sold the property a new landlord took over. His new landlord immediately issued a rent review notice. This notice was invalid as it did not …
Budget 2020 - Trick or Treat?
Posted on October 20, 2019 by Cathy Flanagan by Annmarie O'Reilly
Several days have lapsed since Budget 2020 and within that time the number of children accessing emergency accommodation continues to grow. 1 in 3 of all our homeless are now vulnerable children, with no place to call home, no place to play, celebrate a birthday or even Halloween. Their prospect of an uncertain future will be no cherished memory but rather, a haunting nightmare with lasting consequences. As a national housing charity providing frontline services in terms of preventing …