Check if previously Rented / Registered?

Brace yourself for a lot of landlords (totally compliant themselves, of course) telling you to jog on and it's none of your business.

So is there a list or a way to search ? I'm looking at a rental for a mate. The owner wants €2,000 a month which is normal for the locality. But a little bird told me that it was rented for cash at €800 a month for last eight years so landlord is ignoring the rent pressure zone.

Yea I'm in that boat the only way to get fair market is leave it empty for years. And then I have to charge the full unfair market rate. This is the double edged sword the new rental rules have setup. Current tenants show themselves to be good tenants, you keep the rent low to keep and reward good tenants but when they move you can't set the rent back to market value so you are punished for been fair to the last tenant.

In your case you know 800 is way behind the times, unless the place is tiny. 2000 is nuts the you'd probably find the LL would be happy with 1600 but they would have get it close to market rate or they'll never catch up and if they don't do it now they might not be able to for 10 years.

At 800 they would be better off given it to the Red Cross for Ukrainians as the 800 would be tax free. So face facts your friend has no chance of getting it for 800.

And first landlords are evil post , that was quicker than normal

Pardon ? How is he ? He's fine.

Yes he'd be a new tenant.

Yes. And confirmation has been received.