The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage yesterday published further clarifying information regarding the residential tenancy reforms which it announced in June. This is in anticipation of publication of the legislation needed to give effect to these changes, which the Government says is to be published “later this year”. This is a relatively
The Irish Government passed emergency legislation last week to extend rent pressure zones across the entire country, with effect from 20 June 2025.
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 extends rent pressure zones nationwide, with all residential tenancies now subject to a maximum annual increase in rent of 2% per annum or the rate of
The Irish Government has today announced its intention to introduce significant changes in the context of the residential rental market.. These are a combination of proposed reforms of rent controls, which the Government hopes to stimulate investment in PRS, and significantly enhanced tenancy protections.
Under the proposed changes, different categories of rental properties
The Irish press has reported this week that Taoiseach and head of the incoming government, Micheál Martin, has indicated that rent pressure zones (RPZs) may be phased out when their current designation expires at the end of 2025.
Mr Martin said on Sunday that “we have time to see if we can develop
Our Annual Knowledge Report 2024 is now available for viewing. This is the ninth year that the A&L Goodbody Knowledge team has published its report looking at the year’s key legal developments and those in the pipeline for 2025. For the first time, the report has been produced as a digital publication.
The report covers
You will recall that earlier this year we provided an update regarding the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s PLS report on the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023. The full bill has now been published, renamed as the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2004 (the Bill). This post considers the
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has this week published a report reviewing the private rented sector in Ireland. This report arises from the Housing for All Action Plan Update, published in November 2022, which included a commitment to “review the operation of the private rental sector and report on policy considerations”.
A short update to confirm that the legislation referred to in our last post, which limits the letting / licensing of student-specific accommodation to the academic year, passed all remaining stages of the legislative process on Thursday 11 June, without amendment.
The Seanad has also passed a motion for early signature by the President
In a development of interest to those owning and managing student accommodation, the Irish Government has recently announced its intention to introduce legislative changes aimed at “protecting” students from year-long leases.
The announcement was made by Simon Harris TD, then Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and
The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has just published its report (the Report) on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023 (the General Scheme).
On 7 March 2023, the Government agreed in principle to the introduction of a new legislative