Sinn Féin has hit out at the government over its leaked rental crisis measures.

Cllr Lynn Boylan said the measures are "insufficient" and lack protection for tenants.

She said: "Landlords already have to justify rent increases when they are brought before the PRTB so this is nothing new and this should not be lauded as a new measure.

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"Changing the rent review from one year to two years may give some tenants breathing room but at the end of the day there is still no rent certainty and this is certainly not being touted as a long term measure.

"We should also be aware that some landlords may plan for the proposed two-year rent review by now adjusting their initial rent calculations at the outset. This could have a disastrous affect with a possible immediate increase in rents."

(CD)