Changes to stamp duty for the bulk buying of houses and duplexes came into effect overnight.
Purchases of 10 houses or more will now incur a 10 per cent stamp duty rate after the Dáil passed the resolution without a vote.
Opposition parties have said the move doesn't go nearly far enough and won't stop investment funds bulk buying property here.
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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe hit back at Sinn Féin criticism during last night's debate:
The new rules won't apply to the bulk buying of apartments.
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Co-leader of the Social Democrats Roisin Shortall says this hole in the legislation will mean more young people being denied access to housing:
