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private rental market

Last month
March 2025
RTB writes to major landlord Ires Reit over attempts to impose monthly common area charges
Ires Reit had attempted charging tenants as much as €200 at one of its Dublin apartments.
Landlord trying to add monthly common area fee to bills despite earlier agreement with watchdog
Ires Reit had agreed to scrap the monthly €150 charge after a challenge by one tenant last year.
Ireland's biggest private landlord looks to add monthly €200 'common area' fee to apartment block
Last year
2024
One-in-five private Dublin tenancies rented by landlords who own 100+ properties
It’s a different story for the rest of the country.
All time
Renter told she'd be sharing a room with another female, after she paid deposit the 'landlord' said she'd be sharing with him
'It's about tenants supporting each other': Support group aims to help renters fight for their rights