DCU rents comply with RPZ rules ‘to the letter’, university’s president tells Government
University president rejects ‘any suggestion that DCU has sought to exploit loopholes in rent pressure protections’
Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB)
Number of renters seeking advice on eviction notices spiked in September, charity says
Increase in eviction-related queries to Threshold came months after announcement on new rental controls
Landlord Marc Godart disqualified as a company director for five years
Disqualification warranted ‘in the public interest’, says corporate watchdog
RTB closing in on deal for new offices at Clerys Quarter
Core Capital chief seeking new development opportunities following dismissal of Revenue winding-up petition
Doctor played ‘cat and mouse’ to avoid being found in breach of landlord duties, says judge
Dr Abdallah Alsaleh lost his High Court appeal against a €7,500 damages award to a couple who alleged he unlawfully evicted them
Mass eviction on Mountjoy Square: ‘I don’t know where to go with the babies’
Landlord intends to sell apartments and has issued notices of termination through estate agent Buckley Real Estate
Share of mortgage lending to landlords has halved since 2020, Central Bank data shows
There has been a 43% reduction in lending in real money terms since 2020 despite of a 51% increase in the median cost of a house
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Student awarded €7,000 over ‘incessant’ landlord demands and charge for using dining table
Conduct amounted to ‘very severe’ breach of tenant’s peaceful occupation of house, RTB says
Are new rental rules really causing a landlords ‘mass exodus’ from housing market?
Rise in number of eviction notices issued by landlords intending to sell their property comes before regulations take effect in March
Number of eviction notices increases by third due to landlords selling property
Some 5,405 notices of termination received in third quarter of 2025, up from 3,995 in same period last year
Average rents at almost €4,000 a month in Ireland’s priciest area
Renting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSO
Nurse who had not had lie-in ‘for 18 months’ over noise from apartment above is awarded €2,000
RTB tribunal found the ‘lack of any meaningful response’ to the concerns raised by the tenant had prolonged a ‘difficult situation’ for her
Neighbours who claimed tenant filmed them fail in RTB complaint
Grievances included that landlord failed to address alleged antisocial behaviour by one of its tenants
Man fails in attempt to make landlord liable for tenant’s behaviour
Residential Tenancies Board told man was spat upon and assaulted by neighbour’s tenant
Landlord fined for not evicting tenants who caused neighbours ongoing ‘nightmare’
Drug dealing, threatening behaviour and missing cat at centre of concerns outlined to Residential Tenancies Board
Spanish tenant of ‘filthy’ Dublin property secures damages after deposit unlawfully held
Residential Tenancies Board hears claim woman discovered 12 people, not six, in house share
Tenant who said she saw landlord ‘peering’ through window at night is awarded €2,000
Her heating system was broken for more than two years, Residential Tenancies Board also told
Average house prices in Ireland now eight times higher than earnings - MyHome.ie
Asking prices for homes up 5.7% in September but rate of increase has slowed
Galway students face 18% rise in private accommodation costs
Residential Tenancies Board says rent pressure zone rules apply irrespective of length of tenancy
Ex-lord mayor’s rental house not maintained in proper state of structural repair - council
Nial Ring says East Wall home no longer rented under HAP scheme with ‘nothing to do with council or RTB’
DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister
James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus
Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole
Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws
Eviction notice served on Dublin tenant after drugs raid involving helicopter
Garda advised property manager not to fix front door as further raid likely, Residential Tenancies Board tribunal told
Number of landlords investigated over serious breaches in rental law doubles
RTB has started 249 new investigations into deliberate breaches of rental law so far this year, compared with 124 in all of 2024
Landlord who changed locks forcing tenant to sleep in park is fined €34,800
One tenant was forced to sleep in a park after the landlord unlawfully changed locks, tribunal hears
Evictions, random rules and overcrowding: Brazilian students on the reality of renting in Dublin
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‘I felt treated like a dog’: The Dublin landlord behind evictions, fines, short contracts
Tenants have complained about Leevin Ireland, the property company offering ‘a place to call home’ for international students and professionals
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Older renters are particularly vulnerable amid Ireland’s housing crisis
How are people with disposable income of €20,067 to afford the average rent of €17,280?
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We hear a lot about ‘accidental landlords’ making ‘pin money’. The data tells a very different story
Landlord argued he should not have to live in a ‘lesser property while renting out a superior one’
The tenant, who was pregnant at the time, told the tribunal her decision to leave was made ‘under duress’
‘Woo, the tenants are going today’: Landlord who allegedly banged bowl with spoon ordered to pay €8,000
RTB tribunal found notices of termination for of anti-social behaviour were invalid
Disabled man made homeless after bringing subletting issue to rental watchdog
Locks changed and belongings removed after he sought refund on overpaid rent, he said
Residential Tenancies Board to seek extra €5m funding ahead of rental market reforms
RTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controls
If long-term renting is such a good solution, why don’t more politicians do it?
The rent squeeze is hitting the most well-off tenants - 14% of them pay over 30% of their income on rent, versus 3% in other countries
‘When do new rental rules take effect?’ ‘Can I be asked to move out now?’ Your tenant and landlord questions answered
We recently invited readers to submit queries on incoming rental changes. Here’s a selection of them, with our responses
Policing Dublin’s rental market: ‘I paid about €400 to share a bed-bug infested room with four others’
The Residential Tenancies Board is having increasing success in prosecuting often-evasive rogue landlords, who often target foreign students through language schools
What the new rent rules mean for landlords and tenants
In the News podcast: To clear the confusion around new RPZ rules we asked our readers for their questions
Dublin tenants shocked to be evicted due to ‘little-known legal loophole’
For a group of people in Applewood village, Swords, the landlord doesn’t need a reason to remove them
Ireland’s rising rents: ‘Our budget would have been €1,300 a month, there isn’t even anything listed for that’
With rents across the State rising at the fastest rate in decades, people tell us about the challenges tenants face
Dublin landlord hit with largest-ever RTB fine over failure to register tenancies
Sweet Home Accommodation Ltd issued €22,000 fine for breach of rental laws at six city centre properties
Seventeen properties allegedly sub-divided and let to up to 80 people, High Court hears
Property letting agent allegedly divided sittingroom/living spaces into bedrooms and rented them without written tenancy agreements
Tenant awarded damages after landlord’s agent walks in on him while he was using the toilet
Representative of Quinn Property Management tells tribunal that agent will call or text before arrival in future
Tenants win €3,000 from landlord who told them he was selling house, but re-let it
An advertisement showed the vacated property available for a period of three years at a monthly rent of €2,200, the tribunal heard
Tenant accused of sending ‘threatening’ messages to landlord had built up rent arrears of €42,000
Tribunal orders tenant to pay maximum allowable €27,600 in arrears plus damages of €5,000
Landlord ended lease of tenant who worked from home after ‘massive increase’ in electricity bill
Residential Tenancies Board says notice of termination was invalid, but rules out compensation
‘Elite status’ woman not obliged to pay rent, RTB hearing told
Tribunal orders woman claiming ‘elite status in her bloodline’ to pay more than €4,000 in rent arrears
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RTB tribunal orders tenant to vacate Galway property she was renting for almost 20 years
Mother of two says housing charities and local council advised not to leave the property because ‘there is nothing else out there’
Tenant who says bed bugs forced him out of apartment is awarded €1,000 in damages
Landlord unlawfully entered flat, changed locks and removed man’s possessions, tribunal found
Landlord ordered to pay €3,200 after tribunal hears migrant couple allegedly told ‘tenants have no rights in this country’
RTB body orders couple to vacate Cork City property and pay some €8,000 in rent arrears
Tenants who were ‘full of hatred’ followed and video-recorded neighbours, tribunal hears
But Residential Tenancies Board unable to uphold validity of landlord’s notice to terminate occupiers’ lease
Landlord’s visits to defrost freezer and remove dryer fluff breached tenant’s right to peaceful occupation
‘Hands-on’ landlord Rita Kelly is ordered to pay €2,000 damages to tenant
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