Aren't you arguing against yourself there?
You would like a well-regulated industry. But that isn't the case, the regulations are not balanced at all.
More evidence of a massive landlord exodus due to the new rules
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You would like a well-regulated industry. But that isn't the case, the regulations are not balanced at all.
Indeed, my tenant recently got some work done from their own pocket but failed to ask for an invoice I can use. In the past I might have refunded it - or some of it - in cash, but I had to say sorry, without an invoice the regulations don't allow me to contribute.
I would agree with that. I have no issue for the tax level as I knew about it when I invested.
Having tried to respect every new regulation, the rent is now more than 80 per cent under the market rate. At that point, I do think that LLs stuck in the RPZ could have been helped as they are just subsidising their tenants. Our gross rent was just over the 14k threshold for rent a room.
Our current renters are leaving (with a profusion of thank you). However, we have absolutely no idea if we are going to put the property back on the rental market. We managed with the low rent, I am not sure I want to manage with the new regulations and any regulation that will come after that. 2029 is also a worry.
Absolutely, the average length of tenancies is about 3 years, even slightly shorter in Dublin. The policies want to protect long-term rentals but at the same time discourage LL to accept long-term renters with the rent reset system and the limited conditions to give notice. Since the unlimited tenancies were put into place, we only considered short-term renters for 3 reasons: we wanted to be able to exit the market if policies got worst, we didn't want to have to give notice and we wanted to be free to decide not to rent if we wished to (whatever our circumstances after a certain length of lease). Our current renters are leaving the property very happy, they stayed 32 months, just a bit less than the average tenancy. The new regulations will make life more difficult for renters like them as well as long-term renters if supply doesn't increase.
Yes, you are automatically 6 years now so you are betting that the tenant will leave before that. They also won't be able to resist making a few more anti-landlord changes over the next couple of years.
2029 is a huge worry. If SF get in, it'll be an eviction ban and a rent freeze which will start off as temporary but as we know now from the RPZs will in reality be permanent.
Link here to Owen Reilly Estate Agent Q3 2026 Report.
61% of his sellers are landlords, less than 10% of his purchasers are investors (and that will include people buying for children etc.)
He is based in D4 and Dublin Docklands where you have landlords letting to short term professional tenants. Even they aren't staying.
61% of his sellers are landlords, less than 10% of his purchasers are investors (and that will include people buying for children etc.)
He is based in D4 and Dublin Docklands where you have landlords letting to short term professional tenants. Even they aren't staying.