Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Shrapnel Podcast
Episode: Portugal’s Incredible Housing Plans – What Can Ireland Learn
Description: Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
While our government fret over a temporary moratorium for no fault evictions, the Portuguese Government are busy bringing forward a series of housing plans that have have been hailed as incredible, while also derided as Venezuelan. I suppose it depends on your ideology.
Joining us to talk about them all is Vice Deputy Leader and tortoise shack regular, Joao Pina. He tells us about the challenges posed in tackling vacant properties, addressing dereliction and stopping evictions. We discuss how they aim to put rent ceilings in place and bring tens of thousands of...