ARTICLE · 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
Irish Residential Tenancy Changes: Key Points For Real Estate Clients
New provisions of the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 will take effect on 14 September 2026, introducing significant changes to notice procedures, rent-setting compliance, and RTB dispute processes. These reforms provide greater flexibility for landlords in serving notices, extend timeframes for furnishing rent information, and grant the RTB new enforcement powers including fixed payment notices for breaches.
IrelandReal Estate and Construction
Certain provisions of the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (the “Act”) will come into effect on Monday 14 September 2026.
The changes are particularly relevant to institutional landlords, PRS investors, funders, asset managers and managing agents with exposure to Irish residential tenancies, as they affect notice procedures, rent-setting compliance and Residential Tenancies Board (“RTB”) dispute processes.
- More flexibility on serving notices on the RTB. From 14 September 2026, the landlord must serve a copy rent review notice or notice of termination on the RTB within seven days of serving it on the tenant. Under the old legislation, the landlord had to serve the notice on both the tenant and the RTB on the same day.
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