Is the housing market worse for rent controls?

A new report released this week claims government measures to control rents have backfired and, in many cases, have led to an increase in rents.  Is the housing market worse for rent controls? To discuss the report findings further Shane was joined on the show this morning by  Pat Davitt, CEO of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, and Dr Rory Hearne, Lecturer in Social Policy at Maynooth University. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.