A woman locked out of her Dublin home is warning it could happen to anyone renting a property - even if they've never missed a rent payment.

Ventislava Lyubenova and her husband found the locks had been changed on their Blanchardstown apartment two weeks ago.

A note was left saying it had been repossessed on behalf of EBS, and she's had no luck trying to contact her landlord since.

The couple and their 10 year old son are staying with friends.

Ventislava says her solicitor and the Private Residential Tenancies Board are taking her case seriously, and she's hoping to have some news this afternoon:

Noeline Blackwell, director of the Free Legal Advice Centre says it's a 'terribly scary story'.

She says the family's treatment is unacceptable - and people must be given notice of any plans to repossess their rented property, or changes in who controls the property:

Meanwhile, the ban on bedsits could be overturned in a bid to ease the housing crisis.

Joan Burton says the ban should be reconsidered, as a way to open up more accommodation for homeless people.

Legislation to ban bedsits was passed in 2009, with a four-year grace period ending early last year.

But this morning the Tánaiste says the ban should be reconsidered, with so many people needing accommodation: