Tenant evictions surge 17% as landlords sell up, RTB report shows

The RTB also pointed out that 2,698 — or 57.3% — of eviction notices were handed down because the landlord wanted to sell the property. File picture: Alamy

The number of tenants being kicked out of their homes by landlords has surged in the last year.

The latest report from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) also shows that those taking up a new tenancy are paying an average of €244 more per month than those with existing tenancies.