Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB)
Tenant ordered out of home after incident involving woman ‘dangling’ from balcony
Eviction notice and warnings issued over antisocial complaints included robbery at ‘knife point’ and breeding puppies
Sharp rise in rents charged to new tenants as reforms took effect, RTB reports
New tenants charged average of €1,839 per month, while existing tenants paid €1,513
‘My landlord has died and their spouse has taken over. Can they increase my rent?’
‘My heating is no longer included in my rent, and my new landlord has not offered any solution’
Tenants who found Ukrainian family living in former apartment fail to have complaint upheld
Tribunal found landlord, who was in receipt of Accommodation Recognition Payment, had not ‘abused the termination process’
Landlord laments ‘interference’ in rental market as tenants ordered to pay €31,000 in arrears
Ronan Carolan told an RTB tribunal that ‘bureaucracy and paperwork’ made removing tenants ‘near impossible’
RTB awards €6,500 in damages to tenant after ‘traumatic’ incident
Brendan Wall said he was detained by gardaí after landlord Noel Larkin claimed man was trying to break into rented home
‘Unreasonable’ landlord who allegedly took photos of tenant’s laundry told to pay damages
Co Clare landlord said she was ‘very worried’ another occupant was living at the property, saying it would cause further mould
Landlord claimed she issued termination notice to use property during ‘heavy traffic’
Residential Tenancies Board tribunal not satisfied Ying Ying Lu had a ‘bona fides requirement’ for the property
Sherry FitzGerald chief’s €3.75m Victorian house goes for 10% under asking
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More than 18,000 availed of €14,000 rent-a-room tax relief in 2024
Near doubling of people availing of scheme in six years, Revenue figures show
The Irish Times view on State IT projects: a recurring problem
Lessons can and must be learned from Irish Rail and other State bodies’ failings
Tenant forced to ‘walk the streets’ after illegal eviction awarded €8,000 in damages
Residential Tenancies Board tribunal describes steps required to recover belongings as ‘intimidatory’
Existing tenants won’t allow us access to view the home we hope to buy. What can we do?
Landlord says tenants will not permit prospective purchasers to view property while they remain in situ
Residential Tenancies Board chairman Owen Keegan resigns, two years into five-year term
Former DCC chief said he has ‘done my bit’ at renting watchdog
Cork tenant who ‘acted aggressively’ in neighbouring school ordered to vacate property
Bogdan Kreigel was ‘insulting’ and used ‘abusive language’ towards an appointed translator during RTB hearing
Woman ordered to vacate home after ‘attack’ on pregnant tenant led to emergency C-section
Residential Tenancies Board tribunal deemed Ciara Butler to be the ‘aggressor’ after seeing video footage of incident at Djouce Hall in Bray
One of Ireland’s biggest landlords fined €26,000 for rent rule breaches
Dublin-registered Vestry Limited Partnership failed to comply with rent pressure zone requirements
RTB deems notice of termination landlord issued after alleged ‘violent’ assault invalid
Landlord Alvina Grosu claimed her tenant’s grandson pushed her after she approached the back door
Landlord required property as sister’s family living in ‘small caravan’, tribunal hears
Cornelius Quilligan was previously ordered to pay €2,000 in damages to his tenant Joanne Hogan
Taoiseach was wrong to dismiss comparisons with famine-era evictions. Here’s why
At a time when evictions have surpassed 19th-century levels, it is ill-advised to suggest lessons can’t be learned from the past
Couple ordered to return part of deposit after charging tenants for new carpets aimed at boosting value
Landlords Gerard and Margaret Ryan found to have unlawfully retained €1,910 from the deposit
Ireland’s housing story has two narratives: one good, one bad
If supply is ticking up, so are prices, creating insurmountable affordability challenges for many young people
Taoiseach called ‘slíbhín’ for defence of changes to rental system amid record rent hikes
Micheál Martin accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘empty rhetoric, no solutions’ during testy exchanges and heckling in Dáil
Solicitor gets fresh appeal over order to leave his rented Temple Bar apartment
Landlord to be paid €10,000 within seven days towards €20,706 rent arrears
Record number of eviction notices issued ahead of changes to rental rules
More than 7,000 notices received by RTB in first three months of year, with intention to sell property the most common reason cited
Couple ordered to pay damages after ‘appalling’ unlawful termination of elderly man’s tenancy
Late tenant’s son argued the couple’s reasoning could set a ‘dangerous precedent’, allowing landlords to make an ‘unqualified medical decision’ to terminate tenancy
‘Beds in sheds’: Will looser planning rules on garden homes lead to shoddier housing?
Local authorities will be in charge of enforcing building regulations when it comes to modular homes
Mother of three ‘doing everything’ to find alternative home ordered to vacate
Residential Tenancies Board tribunal hears landlord needs house for own use as no longer feasible to live on farm
Back-garden modular homes set to be exempt from planning rules
Homeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental income
Cork tenant who allegedly assaulted neighbour through window ordered to vacate property
Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) tribunal heard gardaí attended the property ‘at least’ 22 times
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’
When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin
A new private airport in Ireland? Locals unwilling to give plans a soft landing spot
Fuel protests disrupt devotees of St Thérèse; a sad dispute plays out at the RTB; Irish EU commissioner shows hunted can become hunter
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