rent pressure zones

Housing RPZs: What will a new rental regulation system mean for renters in Ireland?

Q&A: The Government wants to attract more private landlords, but how will that affect rents?

New ‘reference rental’ system proposed as replacement for rent pressure zones

New form of rent control under consideration for entire country

Ires Reit shares hit eight-month high on talk of rent caps being lifted

Shares in Ireland’s biggest private landlord rose almost 3% on Monday following Taoiseach’s comments about rent pressure zones

Taoiseach signals possible end to Rent Pressure Zones by end of year

Micheál Martin argues that private investment needs a stable environment to increase housing numbers

Housing experts pour freezing cold water on Government’s narrative of turbocharged housing supply

‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030

A fifth of homelessness budget should be spent on prevention measures, Threshold says

Charity says landlords are taking advantage of the rent pressure zones system

Is a room rented under rent-a-room scheme restricted by RPZ rules?

Exceptions to rent pressure zone rules can be valuable but do make sure you are staying precisely within the rules

Rent arrears, overholding and a combination of both accounted for 42% of disputes lodged with RTB

Tenants were ordered to pay more than €4.3 million in rent arrears by RTB tribunals in the period from January to November of this year

Number of registered landlords up by 5.7% in a year

Number of registered private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198

Investment: Falling debt costs will drive recovery in 2025

Improving debt liquidity, the stabilisation of yields and a narrowing of the bid-ask spread will lead to more activity

I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. Can I raise it to €2,300 after making energy upgrades?

I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. The open-market rent would be about €2,300

We asked a renter, a landlord, a pensioner, a carer and a wheelchair user what they want from Budget 2025

‘It was alright before my husband died. But on my own, coming into the winter, I am worried’

Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes

Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors

Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above legal limit in past two years

Residential Tenancies Board to investigate findings of study into rent pressure zones

Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above RPZ limit

Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) study finds the national standardised average rent paid by new tenants is now €1,612 per month and highest in Co Dublin at €2,128 per month

Ireland’s rental market: chronically undersupplied and grossly overpriced

Average rent asking price nationally was put at €1,922 per month, 41 per cent higher than before the pandemic

What’s happening with Ireland’s housing crisis and where do we go next?

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

New technology that can inform you about a rental property’s history, good and bad

Howmuchrent.com provides tenant reviews and RTB disputes, while Ambisense predicts the likelihood of mould outbreaks in homes

A concierge, games rooms, gym and more: benefits of build-to-rent apartments – if you can afford €4,000+ a month

The apartments can be modern and low maintenance but you may have to pay extra for car parking and be tied into a certain utility provider

Remove rent cap or supply of new properties will ‘fall away’, estate agent report finds

Retention of cap, which limits annual increases to 2% in rent pressure zones, will jeopardise future investment, Hooke & MacDonald says

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