After noting that rental payments were ‘slow coming in’, the landlords discovered that the tenant’s payments were coming from a Revolut account under a different name
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Woman awarded damages by RTB tribunal says she was forced to vacate house that was ‘completely boarded up’ so she could get in and out only through front door
RTB orders landlord to pay damages to students who were ‘fobbed off’ when they tried to get money back
Landlords not required to press building management companies to perform contractual repair obligations, the judge said
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Notice of termination for antisocial behaviour was ‘a draconian measure’ and would render the tenant homeless, the tribunal said
In another case gardaí were called because landlord suspected house was being used as growhouse
RTB tribunal hears how relations deteriorated further after one tenant had his parents stay at apartment for two weeks
Residential Tenancies Board orders Christopher Bates to pay €12,609 in total within 28 days to man he admits was a good tenant
Tax cuts and once-off measures in recent budgets, and wage increases for some, have offset a portion of these costs
Agnieszka Labedzka cannot ‘unilaterally decide’ to reduce her rent on Co Kildare apartment, Residential Tenancies Board finds
Former office premises have been rented out as residential accommodation without changing use
Residential Tenancies Board orders repayment of €500 a month to landlord over 37 instalments
Residential Tenancies Board to investigate findings of study into rent pressure zones
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
Appointment comes as RTB grapples with technological shortfalls and delays resolving disputes
Suzanne Moran must pay €500 in damages for ‘stress and inconvenience’ caused to Cormac Figgis
No issues were raised until after the tenancy ended three years later, despite multiple visits from the landlord, RTB hears
Owners of building on Westmoreland Street say lease had expired but Godart says they needed a court order
In a functional property market, you would expect different sets of data on rents to concur. Not here
Part of the challenge for people who have owned assets a long time is assessing any inflation-proofing to which they may be entitled
Residential Tenancies Board tribunal hears three tenants paid rent to ‘Mr X’ until they realised he was not the property owner, adding that he continued to seek rent from them afterwards
A recent Residential Tenancies Board tribunal ruling found that a tenant who rented a room in an apartment had no contractual relationship with the landlord
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Second tribunal decides that tenant who rented a room in a Dublin apartment had no contractual relationship with corporate landlord who let the apartment
A tribunal held that a termination notice was issued out of frustration when the tenant challenge a rent review
Lead tenant paid rent to landlord but overcharged the others living in the four-bedroomed apartment, tribunal told
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RTB tribunal told woman wanted to sell house after her husband died but tenants did not leave, saying they didn’t want to be made homeless
Conall Mac Coille concerned about discrepancy between number of registered tenancies and figures on sector from 2022 census
Dublin’s north inner city is local electoral area with most private tenancies and most approved housing body tenancies, fresh data shows
New RTB figures show private rental sector is growing, not shrinking, with number of registered private landlords on the rise overall
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