Social housing rent freeze plan can't apply to private landlords

The government’s plan to freeze social housing rents for two years will be “virtually impossible” to apply to private landlords, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. Last month, MPs voted to freeze rents for tenants in properties costing under €900 a month, against the wishes of housing minister Mona Keijzer. Housing corporations, which provide around two million social housing units, will receive a compensation package worth approximately €1 billion. However, compensating private landlords, who own a further 500,000 rent-controlled homes, will...