With the current Covid19 crisis and the impact that's had on tourists coming into the country and internal holidaying also, AirBnB operators are mostly running at near zero occupancy I would imagine. And it's likely to remain like that for a few months at least, probably longer.
Why are the Civil Servants in Govt/Local Authorities not approaching those landlords and offering HAP tenancies of 3,5,7 years? At a time when rates could be negotiated in the Taxpayers favour and also a scheme that could pay for itself in terms of savings from putting the homeless families up in hotels. So there might not even be a hit to the State on this.
But will the Govt seize this golden opportunity that has fallen into it's lap? Is there a Civil Servant with the drive/imagination to push this through in the next few months?
I fear not.
Why are the Civil Servants in Govt/Local Authorities not approaching those landlords and offering HAP tenancies of 3,5,7 years? At a time when rates could be negotiated in the Taxpayers favour and also a scheme that could pay for itself in terms of savings from putting the homeless families up in hotels. So there might not even be a hit to the State on this.
But will the Govt seize this golden opportunity that has fallen into it's lap? Is there a Civil Servant with the drive/imagination to push this through in the next few months?
I fear not.