Landlords selling 2026

Why would they, I rent out in a tourist area, normal rent fixed term for the winter, good money for a few months in the summmer, depending what’s on €300/€400 a night and still get the use of the house when I want.
No tax on the first €15,000 rental income and I’d let it long term to a family in the morning.

52% tax on €15k rent, forget about it, I’d spend that on hotels with the kids, no incentive to rent it long term.

That asset was bought with proceeds of earnings on which 52% was paid or inherited on which inheritance was paid

That’s asset as many learned in 2008 can also lose 50% of its value like bitcoin did last month

That asset is also subject to capital gains and stamp duty taxes on sale

We are bad at a lot of things in this country, but revenue squeezing taxpayers for everything they have is not one of them

33% CGT on stock, crypto, forex gains can offset losses

38% on ETFs with 8 year reporting and deemed disposal headaches on these and no ability to offset losses

52% on dividends from stocks etc

There’s potentially more taxes if companies are in Ireland (stamp etc)

This is why landlords are selling you get taxed less investing via something like a reit, with none of the hassle of managing tenants to whom the state can gift your asset

The government is actively pushing investors out of property into foreign markets at a time when there is a rent crisis due to not many being mad enough to invest in a rental property in Ireland with all these ever changing laws

Very true.

The CSO found that 1 in 7 renters is in arrears during 2024. Thats not a small number.

If landlords dont feel they are going to get paid, you cant really blame them for exiting the business.

The system has to be fair to both renters and landlords, if you want to see participation that is.

“Honestly I think the current private tenancies system is set up to ensure a permanent housing crisis which politicians and their NGO best buds can make a pretence of fixing when they feel like it. It means a easy source for votes and unearned kudos.”

It’s been their favourite crisis for a century. I read a few Dail debates from the 60s and 80s about rented housing and they were similar to current exchanges, same issues, we’re going round in circles. The quantity of legislation that’s been enacted, amended and repealed about housing, landlords, tenants and rent controls for a country with our size population is staggering and we still haven’t got the problems sorted. How countries with many many multiples of our population manage to house their citizens is a mystery 🤔

Via another thread on Boards,

Only 58 new houses bought by ordinary buyers in Dublin City last year.

The article is about how we don't really know how many houses are built in the country. 36,284, based on electricity connections, is probably an overestimate, whereas the BCMS figure of 30,000 is likely an underestimate. But even if you pick the lower figure, and you then that means that only 58 houses and 150 apartments out of 4,521 built in Dublin City were bought by ordinary buyers. That's about four percent.

So you can see why the Government is getting tough on landlords of various types who pay to wedge themselves between a property and potential residents of that property in order to provide low-security accommodation at sky-high prices.

Either accept the new rules, or get out and free up the property for people to start families. Continuing as it has been is no longer not an option for the Country.

Its not good news if you earn an average salary or above and dont qualify for social housing.

The private rentals you could afford are dissapeared into social housing that you can also afford but do not qualify for.

Oh im sure its great if you are in a rent controlled place with low rent, or qualify for a council house or an AHB property. IF you are looking to move or even arrive in the country to rent or move out of your parents house, then I guess its tough luck you since everyone else is just fine. None of them would want to be even thinking of moving ever again though.