Landlords selling 2026

Haven't read the whole thread but I'm heading off into the sunset on this renting business also, with reluctance and some genuine sadness. I have two properties rented out long term, both were my PPR for periods in the past. I got hit hard in the 2008 crash and had to move home with parents which led to both properties being rented out.

One property I will keep and take my chances, the other I am definitely now going to sell, which screws up my pension plans for the future. Long term very good tenant in the property, since 2014, paying well below market rent, I can't increase to market rates because whole country now in RPZ. This puts me in position where I had no option but to issue him with notice of termination - I can't keep a tenant on that current rate when rent in the same development is going to go stratospheric from March for any new tenants. I worked out the numbers and as I'm finally in positive equity to a reasonable degree in that property after years in negative, rather than tie myself in for a six year period at a higher rent with what would have to be a new tenant, I'd rather walk away now.

There are 105,500 registered landlords on the RTB, I'm sure there are all manner of deals being worked out all over the place.

All for it if the rent is somewhat linked to median pay for the area. Could cool new rental inflation, and tie rents to income

No doubt this is happening but if the relationship breaks down or tenant gets shirty for whatever reason then they have the landlord over a barrel if a dispute is lodged with RTB. My tenant offered me more money to stay but I refused. It wasn't enough to bring the rent up to market rate anyway. So that particular tenant has to leave my property in any event, directly as a consequence of the new legislation.

I can't keep a tenant on that current rate when rent in the same development is going to go stratospheric from March for any new tenants. 

However, surely what level rents are in other developments are largely irrelevant. What matters is what you get from your current property vs. what you might be able to get from alternative investments. Next door could be renting for a billion a month but that should not make a difference to you because it will never be available to you because you are getting out of the landlord business.

EU ETS/EUA Carbon allowances. We’re committing economic suicide with them, it doesn’t show any near term turnaround as the EU would look Trumpy, any sentiment turn around ride them all the way to Net Zero, money to be made both ways.
Don’t put everything in them, hedge with some solids like Oil & Gas. You can’t smelt steel with solar panels.

Can’t see too many private landlords going along with a rent that’s linked to a tenants income. Isn’t it the state’s responsibility to subsidise tenants or provide low-cost options?

Exactly, it’s dumb and they know it, you don’t have to agree just play the game until it’s time to short the game, could happen sooner rather than later with a 2 speed Europe.

Landlords are looking for less risk. That would introduce even more risk. It would take a dumb landlord to take money like that. Im sure there are plenty of dumb ones about, but its not smart at all.

Nope, won't help, you're tied to a tenant for 6 years, last week in the Dail Mary-Lou was calling Landlords "Wolves" she said the government were "throwing tenants to the Wolves" meaning LL's. There is too much hostility and uncertainty around this now. If as predicted a lot of LL's sell up the gov could/will panic and implement an eviction ban. If SF get into power, they will most likely double down with new anti LL laws. For small LL's the risk is to high, it's over.

It’s like any minister who says they’re determined to fix a problem but then makes it worse for everyone involved by focussing the changes on just one side of the situation.

It’s what people used to call “cutting off your nose to spite your face” 🤣🤣 Something a stupid person does when goaded into changes by those who shout loudest. They know the consequences of their actions but do it anyway.

How anyone thinks a few thousand fewer landlords will help the shortage of long term rental properties for tenants is just bizarre.

Do politicians on the Left who demonise providers of LTR places really believe that any owner who left the sector would consider re-entering now? Or that thousands more will stay with even more tenant-biased rules? Don’t they ever wonder why so many switched to short lets as the LT risks increased? It’s not rocket science.

But yeah, the guys who provide the accommodation are just “wolves”. Seems like the wolves don’t want to play anymore and are picking up their ball and leaving the game.

Not to derail the thread but the expected increase in token use by 2027 is 10x to 50x with the explosion in autonomous AI agents.

The problem isn't that the spend(capex) is too large; It's that it isn't large enough.

The real AI bubble is legacy companies that are going to be hollowed out by (new) more agile AI native competitors.

Big crocodile tears over on Reddit today about the new regulations causing even more misery

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/s/ZoC2yseRD7