Renting

Overholding is a growing problem for landlords but people should be very careful of buying a family home without vacant possession

The highs and horrors of sharing a roof in Dublin, Cork, Galway and beyond

Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis

A renter, a landlord, a teacher, a farmer, a pensioner, a business owner share their views

Middle Abbey Street and North Frederick Street chosen for ‘bold urban-rejuvenation’ pilot scheme

James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus

Home wasn’t something I’d ever had to create before. I’d lived in 22 places since leaving home in my troubled teens

Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws

Students face a dearth of on-campus beds, hours-long commutes, couch-surfing and a scrap for rooms in an already overheated private rental market. There is no quick fix

RTB has started 249 new investigations into deliberate breaches of rental law so far this year, compared with 124 in all of 2024

One tenant was forced to sleep in a park after the landlord unlawfully changed locks, tribunal hears

Global Student Accommodation Group has deferred the investment amid policy uncertainty over the sector

Are apartment balconies a waste of space and money - or valuable access to the outdoors for city dwellers?

Average asking rents are now twice what they were at the peak of the Celtic Tiger period. At the 2002 census, 27 was the age at which more than half of householders owned their own home. In 2022, it was 36

Open schoolyards at weekends, softer lighting and more places to sit down would help

Young Americans worried about an oppressive atmosphere in the US, many of whom share Ireland’s pro-Palestine leaning or have Irish heritage, describe the ‘stressful process’ of trying to find accommodation

One house in Rathmines with extremely reasonable rent got over 1,000 hits within the first six hours of it being uploaded

How to maximise chances of finding a student place to live and figuring out costs

Tenants have complained about Leevin Ireland, the property company offering ‘a place to call home’ for international students and professionals

Garda warning comes at typical annual peak in accommodation scams, which have risen 22 per cent in six months

First-time buyers in Dublin may now need six-figure salary to qualify for mortgages

How are people with disposable income of €20,067 to afford the average rent of €17,280?

Dublin Castle Suites advertises apartments on AirBnB and booking.com and can earn up to €350 per night, per apartment at busy times

Renters are one of the most at risk groups in terms of energy poverty, National Economic and Social Council finds

Many of us in our early 30s may not be homeowners or have much savings, but we’re redefining what a successful life looks like

History of Drumcondra building highlights ‘unvirtuous circle’ in Dublin city housing, says councillor

Dublin-listed company intends to sell 315 apartments over three to five years as part of a capital recycling programme

Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income

Tell Me About It: I feel awful for my friend in her situation and don’t want her to feel like I’m rubbing her nose in it

Residents have backed grassroots plan to force landlords with more than 3,000 flats to sell their holdings to the city

RTB tribunal found notices of termination for of anti-social behaviour were invalid

Locks changed and belongings removed after he sought refund on overpaid rent, he said

Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP

With new rules for landlords coming next year, tenants interested in buying should get their ducks in a row

Concerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental market

RTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controls

Staycationing is not cheap, especially in high season, but there are also significant costs to investing in a holiday hideout of your own

We might accept new apartment standards if the minister or developers traded in their homes to rent one

Eurostat report highlights rapid rise in cost of renting here since depths of financial crisis

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