Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB)

Is it worth buying a home with granny-flat potential, how much does it cost to build and would you be eligible for tax-free income if you rent it out?

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

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

Plus: Intercom man’s vote of confidence in Trump; Shane ‘Mullet’ Byrne’s victory in dispute with tenants; and Adam Clayton’s application for gardener gaff

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