Why Irish landlords are selling up and leaving the rental market
New figures from the Residential Tenancies Board are stark: the number of eviction notices issued by landlords in the third quarter of this year increased by 35 per cent on the same period last year.
This at a time when rents have never been higher.
The reason given most frequently by landlords is that they are selling up. Why?
New rent regulations which improve the rights of long-term tenants are set be introduced in March 2026. Could this be the reason landlords are getting out of the market?
And why are small landlords more likely to want to exit the market than big institutional investors…
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