What rules apply to rent increases in Ireland?

Our Docklands Living apartments in Dublin are covered by Ireland’s national rent-control rules, which apply to private tenancies from March 2026.

The main rules

• Rent can normally be reviewed no more than once every 12 months.
• The annual increase is generally limited to 2% or CPI inflation, whichever is lower.
• The RTB rent calculator is used to establish the permitted increase.
• We must give you a prescribed written notice at least 90 days before the new rent takes effect.
• A copy of the notice must be provided to the RTB within the required timeframe.

Some newly constructed apartments can qualify for different inflation-only rules if construction began after 10 June 2025. Docklands Living was completed in 2024, so it is not part of that new-construction exception.

More extensive rent resetting is only allowed in defined circumstances, not as an unrestricted annual increase for an ongoing tenancy.

See the RTB’s national rent-control guidance & rent review notice instructions.