This series examines the changes arising from the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 from the perspective of large landlords, developers, funders and asset managers.
Episode one: Breaking down the national rent control system
Aoife Smyth and David Fitzgerald set the scene and explain Ireland's new rent rules.
They explore:
1. The shift to a national rent control framework
2. New rent‑setting requirements
3. When rent can be reset to market levels
Episode two: Managing the Transition: what you need to know
In this instalment, Aoife Smyth and Gerard Carrigg explore:
1. The landlord classification scheme and why it matters
2. Security of tenure and the new termination restrictions
3. The new publicly available rent register and how it feeds into comparables for rent setting and review
4. The expanded information sharing powers between the RTB, Revenue and the SEAI
Episode three: Purpose built student accommodation: Examining the impact
John Williams and Kerrie Fortune discuss purpose built student accommodation and examine the impact of the new regime on this asset class.
For more information or to read a summary of the new changes, please refer to the publication below.
