A WHOLE RAFT of rental rules kick in from Sunday, meaning landlords will be able to reset rents on new tenancies to ‘market rent’.
Up until now, there has been a 2% cap on rent increases every year. Now, rents can be reset either between tenancies or after a tenant has been in the property for a six-year period.
Separately, landlords can also continue to raise the rent at the rate of inflation or 2% (whichever is lower) on tenancies predating 1 March.
While the new ‘market rent’ rules don’t apply to existing tenancies (they only apply to tenancies that begin from 1 March) there’s still nothing stopping landlords from evicting tenants if a tenant breaches their obligations or if the landlord comes under serious financial hardship, for example.
Anecdotally, The Journal has heard some stories over recent weeks about an increase in people receiving eviction notices as landlords prepare for the new rules.
Theoretically, renters shouldn’t be affected unless they decide to leave their current residence. But we want to know if this is the reality.
Have you been served an eviction notice recently? Are you worried about how you’ll find your next place?
Please tell us your story by emailing answers@thejournal.ie. Keep your response to around two or three paragraphs maximum.
Please include your name, age and county, and let us know if you would like to remain anonymous.
We’ll reflect your stories in a future article on this subject.
