Landlords selling 2026

Large landlords are likely to try to sell and evict because they don't like being stuck under the old rules and would prefer to have the regular market resets that the new rules allow. While we don't know the full reason for the Limerick evictions, this is likely to be the case. The only way they can move to the new rules is by evicting and buying elsewhere.

The Government should probably have automatically moved all long-standing tenants over to the reformed rules, and this would have prevented these evictions although there would have been protests from opposition parties who don't like the market-reset aspect of the new rules.

Sarcasm. They used to claim large landlords would bring professionalism to the market and it's was small landlords causing all the problems. It's ironic to see them now complaining about large landlords.

Why are you targetting large landlords only. The 30pc decrease in total rental stock over the past 10 years begs to differ that its only large landlords leaving.

Did you not say earlier in the thread that you were fine with landlords leaving as then people looking for a ppr could then live there. your thought process is all over the place.

Let me guess as well. With your latest proposal, landlords would be stuck in under market rates, unable to reset to market rate, now unable to sell the property either as there is no new landlords entering let alone willing to buy a place with severely under marketed rent. That isnt one sided at all…

Have you made a single comment on this thread that is not heavily biased towards tenants - Genuine question.

Like i will actively acknowledge that rents are too high but trying to force landlords to stay in the market based on what you are now saying or blocking landlords from making the rental market viable by allowing free market rates will not lead to a healthier market.

Can you answer one question. we have 80-90k less tenancies over the past 10 years. Do you think the latest medalling will create more rental supply or increase it. Do you have any proposal that is positive for landlords that might encourage them to stay or even enter?

Maybe the owners want to leave because the rules keep changing - is there any other sector that’s had so many regulatory changes? Any small or medium landlord looking at the past ten years must be jittery because they don’t know what might come next.
Selling up just to buy elsewhere in order to charge market rents doesn’t really add up. First, it would incur significant legal and buying costs, then rent for any new tenancy would be controlled, either by the RTB’s historical rent register or the last RPZ rent if there was a no-fault termination. A landlord can’t just pick any amount they want from the air, even if they bought an existing block that was tenant-free for two years or a new block of apartments, all new rents must link to the RTB register. Also, the only tenancies that do not have rent caps will be new build apartments which favours corporate landlords. It’s not surprising that small and medium landlords are leaving.

Helping my brother decide to sell his rental property or not, what finally pushed him over the edge was that the new rules made him sit down and workout out exactly where he stood. He decided that he was going to cash in and have no risk of bad tenants or more bad rules which might result in him losing money or not being able to exit. He took what we think could be his last safe exit ramp. Dont think he is the only one who has been thinking about this. I dont know anyone who will go into a new tenancy under the new rules. Anyone who has sat down and done the maths and assessed the risk/reward will exit as soon as their current tenants leave. Some will not wait and ask their current tenant to leave just to exit before the rules change again. Its a total mess to be honest.

Its definitely not an improvement when you have to lock up your investment for 6 years with only 2% per year. One bad renter or one bad issue that needs to be fixed immediately puts you at a loss for the entire 6 years. Thats not an investment. Thats an out and out gamble. So I think what we are seeing now is that the gamblers might stay put, but the ones who work out the risk/reward in cold hard figures are leaving.

With landlords exiting in droves, guess what is going to happen to rents? 📈

Tenants will be slow to move as the same rental down the road will be an extortionate price - so there will be very little movement in a shrinking market.

Tenants won’t be happy with rental choice or price.

The vast majority of people building one off housing are not farming.

I thought the new rules were an improvement on what existed before for landlords.

The new rules will suit some people but the problem is that it’s a compulsory six years but only for the landlord. There should only be a compulsory duration when it applies to both parties who have freely signed up to it. Adults are quite capable of deciding on the length of time they want to sign up for a rental just like any other contract.

If it suits both sides to sign a lease for 6 to 20+ years, let them at it but maybe make it compulsory that both sides had legal advice before contracts are finalised so everyone is clear from the start. That type of long-term lease would suit corporate landlords and individuals who know they want to live in a specific place for the next 6 to 20+ years.

Other people need shorter, flexible accommodation. Let both parties agree the term - whatever duration between 1 to 5 years - but make it compulsory that both sides comply with the lease duration, conditions and regulations.

Instead of splitting landlords into small and large categories based on the number of tenancies, imo it would have been better to split them on the length of the tenancy ie 1 - 5 years, or 6 + years. And then let the adults - both landlords and tenants - choose what works best for their individual needs.

I love Cher, she was once asked about plastic surgery and she said "If I want to put my tits on my back that is my business". If a citizen with private property want to build on their property, as long as it does not impinge on anyone else rights, I am fine with that. An Taisce and local government have gone nuts on red tape and environmental planning. It is making the country unlivable to be in. I currently wish to flatten a "listed" building that is old but the cost of maintaining is going through the roof with lime mortar and other aspects. There is a time to build and a time to knock.

They'll build some fugly mansion in the middle of nowhere then want water, power transport, schools, a train and EV charging. An a motorway to drive to Dublin.

You're sawing the branch you're standing on.

Have you seen the state of Cher. You want to permission to build a property that looks like Cher. The aesthetically challenged should not be allowed to make the country look like mafia graveyard.

Farming isn't viable due to globalisation and big supermarkets. Many farms more than ever before are part-time, or the land rented out. Ireland imports about 80% of it's food.

The about of one off housing in rural areas is staggering.

Apply a bit of common sense there. If yiu are local you know where those flood plains are. Also the goverment dont to enough waterways maintenance since the foundation of the state. Whats wrong with having a car? I am a firm believer in smaller government. Many rural house holders have and maintain their own wells. Every house in the country has its own septic tanks. Taxpayer doesnt pay for electricity to be connected, that is paid for by the customer.

Pick two: good cheap or fast.

Good and fast aint cheap

Good and cheap aint fast

Cheap and fast aint good