Property Advice: How will the new rental rules impact my property?

Selling the property or opting for a professional property manager to maintain it really depends on your personal finances, future plans, and appetite for risk and responsibility, writes Majella Galvin

With restrictions on rent increases, new legislation announced and a strong sales market, many small-scale landlords like yourself are asking, should I stay, or should I sell?

Hi Majella, 

I let out a property in Cork City three years ago for €1,000 a month, which I thought was fair at the time. I didn’t realise I’d be locked into that rent long-term, especially now that similar homes are renting for €1,900. Am I really limited to 2% rent increases per year? Will the rules change in 2026?