For those who can afford it, gifting while alive rather than waiting to leave something as an inheritance makes a lot of sense in terms of tax planning

How are people with disposable income of €20,067 to afford the average rent of €17,280?

We hear a lot about ‘accidental landlords’ making ‘pin money’. The data tells a very different story

The tenant, who was pregnant at the time, told the tribunal her decision to leave was made ‘under duress’

RTB tribunal found notices of termination for of anti-social behaviour were invalid

Locks changed and belongings removed after he sought refund on overpaid rent, he said

RTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controls

The rent squeeze is hitting the most well-off tenants - 14% of them pay over 30% of their income on rent, versus 3% in other countries

We recently invited readers to submit queries on incoming rental changes. Here’s a selection of them, with our responses

The Residential Tenancies Board is having increasing success in prosecuting often-evasive rogue landlords, who often target foreign students through language schools

In the News podcast: To clear the confusion around new RPZ rules we asked our readers for their questions

For a group of people in Applewood village, Swords, the landlord doesn’t need a reason to remove them

With rents across the State rising at the fastest rate in decades, people tell us about the challenges tenants face

Sweet Home Accommodation Ltd issued €22,000 fine for breach of rental laws at six city centre properties

Property letting agent allegedly divided sittingroom/living spaces into bedrooms and rented them without written tenancy agreements

Representative of Quinn Property Management tells tribunal that agent will call or text before arrival in future

An advertisement showed the vacated property available for a period of three years at a monthly rent of €2,200, the tribunal heard

Tribunal orders tenant to pay maximum allowable €27,600 in arrears plus damages of €5,000

Residential Tenancies Board says notice of termination was invalid, but rules out compensation

Tribunal orders woman claiming ‘elite status in her bloodline’ to pay more than €4,000 in rent arrears