LONDON, UK — The first months of the new rent-increase system in England are beginning to provide an early indication of how disputes between landlords and tenants are being handled by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). An analysis of 25 Section 13 rent-increase cases decided between June 24 and September 2 suggests that landlords have
A Westmeath landlord has been ordered to pay €15,000 to a former tenant after an RTB tribunal found that he failed to comply with a commitment made when ending her tenancy to allow his daughter to move into the property. The tenant, Aida Cassiano, had lived in the Rochfortbridge property with her two children and
Ireland’s national rent-control system introduced on 1 March 2026 limits most rent increases during a tenancy, but landlords can still reset a rent to market level in specific circumstances. The rules replaced the previous Rent Pressure Zone system with a national framework covering private tenancies across Ireland. For most private tenancies, rent can be increased
Tens of thousands of social housing tenants across Dublin city are set to receive letters from Monday notifying them of rent increases averaging 30%, with the…
