{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68a82f49e2f63983a77f9dd4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"IPOA Urges Students to Exercise Caution when Seeking Accommodation Ahead of the Academic Year - 22/08/2025","description":"<p>As the 2025/2026 academic year draws near, thousands of students are today receiving leaving certificate results and offers will soon follow from third-level educational institutions across the country. This annual milestone inevitably brings with it a hurried search for suitable accommodation, which will intensify next week once CAO offers are released.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately, amid incoming changes to rental regulations, the supply of available rentals to meet growing student demand will be an even larger issue this year. Such a scenario opens the student rental market to unscrupulous actors who seek to defraud young students and their families of deposits.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) is warning students to be vigilant as they begin their accommodation search.</p><p><br></p><p>Mary Conway from the IPOA joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}