UNREGISTERED SUBLET ACCOMMODATION IN IRELAND, AN ILLEGAL TRAP

Abstract

The principal aim of the present research paper is to assess of the law in relation tenancy issues with focus on subletting as well as to analyse the implications of unregistered tenancies and whether there is a room for mediation in such circumstances. This dissertation will be conducted throughout a qualitative approach which mechanism of data collection was a survey to a sample of international students in Ireland. The Foreign Nationals in Ireland & Accommodation Survey sought answers from international students in Ireland. Just 16.58% of respondents to the survey were able to identify and access information on housing and tenant rights on arrival; only 37.31% of respondents were aware of the rights and responsibilities of tenants in Ireland. 88.6% of international students said they would utilize a mediation alternative for solving conflicts if there was one available. The survey will be tested in 5 categories: General Facts, Access & Information Sources, Tenancy Rights & Obligations Understanding, Conflict Experience, Dwelling Characteristics, and Conflict Experience. Throughout the evolution of the study, it was utilized and explained the concept of illegal subletting trap to express an "ambush" catch or a "no-more-option" recourse where foreign students could fall naively in their search of accommodation.