1-bedroom apartment (1 bed), first floor, with balcony and resident parking space in Clontarf, Dublin 3

Rent check · what is allowed, what is usual

For tenants and landlords: the permitted upper limit, the market value and the realistic lower limit of the net rent. This way both sides negotiate with clear figures.

Legal frameworkIrish residential tenancy law under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended by the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026, in effect from 01.03.2026. Dublin is in a Rent Pressure Zone. This does not produce a statutory ceiling on the rent first agreed for a new tenancy; only the increase within an existing tenancy is capped. The figures of 1.350 € to 1.600 € a month given in the dossier are therefore expressly a market-observed rent range and not a statutory upper or lower limit. The year of construction of the property is not stated, so it cannot be said conclusively whether the exemption for new-builds with construction starting after 10.06.2025 applies; the description as a mature residential development clearly argues against it.

• · The fields for the rent level (min, market, max) reflect the achievable market rent, not an officially or statutorily fixed limit. The initial rent for a new tenancy is freely agreed in Ireland; only the increase within an existing tenancy is capped.
• · Sale does not override tenancy: if the apartment is taken over let, the purchaser steps into the existing tenancy and is bound by the rent level and the deposit. An apartment with an old, low-rent agreement is therefore worth less to a buyer than a vacant one.
• · New tenancies have run for at least six years since 01.03.2026. An existing tenancy may not be reset to the market rent, except following a substantial refurbishment.
• · Since 01.03.2026, the grounds for termination have depended on the size of the landlord. A small landlord with one to three tenancies may additionally terminate for their own family's use, and within the six-year cycle for unreasonable financial hardship or in order to sell. A large landlord with four or more tenancies, or a company, may only end the tenancy for a breach by the tenant or because the dwelling is unfit for habitation.
• · A rent increase within an existing tenancy is possible at most once a year and is capped at the lower of 2 per cent and the Consumer Price Index. For apartments with construction starting after 10.06.2025, the 2 per cent cap does not apply, and only the index applies there.
• · A tenant gains security of tenure once they have lived in the apartment continuously for six months without a valid notice of termination.
• · The deposit must be repaid promptly (Section 12(1)(d) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004). The landlord must evidence any deductions for rent arrears or for damage beyond normal wear and tear. The purchaser takes on this obligation along with the tenancy and should have the deposit credited at purchase.
• · Registering the tenancy with the Residential Tenancies Board is mandatory. Before a purchase with a sitting tenant, the tenancy agreement together with the start date, the date and amount of the last increase, and proof of the deposit held should be obtained.
• · The service charge of 1.818,88 € a year is the owner's responsibility when letting and cannot be passed on to the tenant. It must be deducted in the yield calculation.

Guidance, not legal advice. The exact admissibility in the individual case is checked by a tenants' association, a lawyer or the arbitration board.