Folly of abolishing bedsits only to promote co-living is now becoming clear

A letter published in this newspaper yesterday reminded me of the decision, made by the then-housing department in 2009, to ban bedsits with effect from 2013. The letter, from Enid O’Dowd, outlined a decision of a private landlord to sell a house he owns in Rathgar, south Dublin. This house has, up to now, been let in four […]