The introduction of 6 year tenancy rights in Ireland from March 2026 is a massive lost opportunity. It does nothing for landlords except to encourage them to leave the market. Each step the Irish government has taken over the last 15 years has done little to solve the housing crisis. The 6 year tenancy could have followed the German Blanko Mietvertrag model which has yielded positive results. Instead the Irish with over the top pro tenant measures will continue to follow the scenario outlined in 1941 by Henry Hazlett.....which led to the slums of New York.