Getting evicted, baby due in 5 weeks

Paramedic and Nurse ... can you move away from Dublin ... and to cheaper houses ... you should be able to work for any of the regional hospitals ?

Oh I read city flat 5th floor and jumped to assumptions. Maybe somewhere else in Ireland that's cheaper ? Definitely contact the minister for health and cc the minister of housing and ask why, that you are essential workers, working and paying tax and you can't afford a home in Ireland. Anyway, you have good essential skills so don't give up and best of luck.

Soubds like you haven't been given an official and legal termination notice yet

…definitely contact the minister for health and cc the minister of housing and ask why, that you are essential workers, working and paying tax and you can't afford a home in Ireland. 

what?

@sudocremegg

The minimum notice period is 90 days, so call the letting agent out on that one. That gives you at least three months to sort something, it’s not much but it might at least tide you over the birth.

Source:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/renting-a-home/tenants-rights-and-responsibilities/if-your-landlord-wants-you-to-leave/#8cf07e

As you’ve only been in the property less than six months, the landlord doesn’t need to provide any reason for giving you notice so whether he’s selling or leaving it empty doesn’t matter. You are entitled to 90 days written notice in the required format unless you signed a lease for 1 year, that’s a different situation. What does your lease say?

Have a look at the tenant home purchase scheme.

Anyone who is looking to an elected official, charity or state agency to fix their problem is in serious trouble. You need to know you are heading for homelessness in the future, maybe not today or tomorrow or in a year but eventually. You need to take preemptive action before you get into trouble again.

yup. I used to volunteer with Simon Community before homelessness was a real thing in Ireland at the height of the Celtic tiger. I have two friends who were homeless (one probably will be again within two years), I had a sister who was homeless. They got warned that it was coming and they ignored it and wait for it to happen rather than be proactive. I like to think I have experience in the field.

Probably wouldn’t change the landlord’s mind, many will only let for less than six months now. I know one owner who lets in 5 month cycles.

Maybe the house is not being sold - the landlord said he built the house for his children.

Sounds like the letting agent is unclear about notice periods and allowed reasons for notice.

OP and partner have 2 secondary school kids and elderly parents, plus a baby on the way very soon. Hardly the right fit for a move to Australia!

If you have a copy of the daft advert, that would be in your favour for minimum year

You absolutely have 90 days notice and this starts from the issuance of the first valid notice.

I suspect the agent is mixing up landlord notice and tenant notice periods.

A tenant only needs to give 28 days notice if ending the tenancy in first 6 months, but landlord must give 90 days.

All goes in your favour for trying to buy it.

Perfect fit for Australia, You are a professional family that wants to move. Australia welcomes families like this. The alternative is to sit on the hands and wait for the Government to sort it out.

The kids are resilient and will adapt. Australia is an English speaking country. Its not like they are relocating to South America or SE Asia.

OP, you better call RTB. You will have 90 days to leave, but if they are selling it - they are obligated to sell it to YOU if you wanna buy and if you can buy.

Also, depending the price of the property, you might be able to use FIRST HOME SCHEME.
The only scenario that you can purchase a second hand house is when you are renting it.

The owner does not need a ‘reason of selling’ to give notice to a tenant who is there less than six months. No reason required so the owner is not under any obligation to offer to sell the property to the OP.