Eviction notices rise 41% as rents and tenancies increase across Ireland, RTB reports

The number of registered private tenancies rose by 1.1% year-on-year to 243,598 in the fourth quarter of 2025, the highest number since this series began in the second quarter of 2023. File picture

The number of private tenancies registered in Ireland continues to rise, but eviction notices are also increasing, as the State’s rental watchdog said “there are always landlords entering and leaving the market”.

In its latest quarterly update, the Residential Tenancies Board said the average rent being paid in new tenancies rose 5.4% to €1,776 in the year to the end of Q3 2025, while rents for existing tenancies rose 4.6% to €1,494.

The number of registered private tenancies rose by 1.1% year-on-year to 243,598 in the fourth quarter of 2025, the highest number since this series began in the second quarter of 2023.

Meanwhile, the RTB said it received 5,207 notices of termination in the fourth quarter of 2025, a rise of 41% on the previous year but down 3.6% on the previous quarter.

Over six in 10 of these notices of termination were because the landlord intended to sell the property.

RTB director Rosemary Steen said it was important to take a “balanced view” even though they are “concerned” by these trends.

“There are always landlords entering and leaving the rental market but it is reassuring to see that the number of registered tenancies rose in Q4,” she said.

“The proportion of tenancies provided by large landlords with 100-plus tenancies also grew for the 10th consecutive quarter, as we continue to see big changes in the shape of the Irish rental market.”