Rent Pressure Zones Go National As Cabinet Set To Approve Major Tenancy Reforms

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 08:49

By Martin Osborne

As of last month, Kildare is the third most expensive county in Ireland to rent a home.

Rent Pressure Zones are to be extended to cover the entire country.

Sweeping new changes will be brought to cabinet for approval today following a meeting of government leaders last night.

This means yearly rent increases will be capped at 2 per cent or linked to inflation - whichever is lower.

As of last month, Kildare is the third most expensive county in Ireland to rent a home.

The average rent for new tenancies in the county is €1,686 per month.

Under new changes, rents in newly built homes will only be linked to inflation.

Landlords are also going to be labelled large or small depending on the number of properties they own.

New rules will also mean landlords can only reset rents if a tenant voluntarily leaves their property.

This means landlords won't be able to change rents if they issue a notice to quit.

The idea behind this being that it removes an economic incentive for landlords to try and evict their tenants for better rents.

Meanwhile, opposition parties are urging people to join them for a housing crisis rally next week.

TDs from Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats and People Before Profit have come together under the Raise the Roof banner, a trade union-led campaign on housing.

The rally will take place outside the Dáil at 6pm next Tuesday, to coincide with a joint motion from the Opposition on the housing crisis.

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