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Termination Notices

Termination Notices

updated January 2023 Click HERE for Termination Notices  Valid Notices Valid notices must be sent to your tenant Must be copied to the RTB on the same day as issued to the tenant Be in writing Be signed by the landlord or authorised agent Give the date the notice is sent State the grounds for ending the tenancy (if the tenancy has lasted for more than 6 months or is a fixed term tenancy). * take note of the date of publication of this piece. Information on this website may change with the passing of time and the law is
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Categories: First Time Landlord, Property Management, Supporting Documents For Landlords, and Uncategorized.
Are You A Compliant Landlord? Changes To Be Aware Of!

Are You A Compliant Landlord? Changes To Be Aware Of!

July 2019 There have been a number of changes in recent legislation (June 2019).  To be a compliant Landlord, you need to be aware of theses changes.  Changes in the legislation are both complicated and complex.   Rent Reviews – Legislation around rent reviews has changed.   There are new requirements in the notice;  ensure that you are using the latest notice which is available on the RTB Website.   The change commenced on the 1st July, any rent review carried out on or after that date must contain the new items.   Rent reviews served prior to 1st July 2019,  correctly completed,
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Categories: First Time Landlord, Landlord Legislation, and Property Management.
What Are The Minimum Standards For Rented Residential Accommodation?

What Are The Minimum Standards For Rented Residential Accommodation?

July 2019 In Ireland, rented properties must meet certain minimum standards set out in legislation. Landlords must also be aware of their safety responsibilities. The Housing Standards for Rented Accommodation regulations were recently updated, effective 1st May 2019. All rental properties must comply with the standards  at the commencement of the tenancy and also during the tenancy.. Failure to comply with the minimum standards can result in penalties and prosecution. For each unit let or available for letting, as a Landlord you must ensure that the rental property is in a proper state of structural repair.  You  must maintain the
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Categories: First Time Landlord, Landlord Legislation, and Property Management.
House in Flats Insurance – Landlords & Property Owners

House in Flats Insurance – Landlords & Property Owners

Going back as far as the 1960’s and beyond, large residential properties had been converted by investors or traditional Landlords into ‘flats’ or ‘bedsits’ across Ireland’s cities and towns. Many of these properties which had already been in multiple residential units (tenement or other) prior to the passing of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1963, were exempted from having to comply with these new planning regulations, hence the term now used, ‘pre-63’ buildings. Successive ‘Housing Standards’ regulations have been passed and subsequently implemented in the main across the country, thereafter being policed by local authorities and city councils
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Categories: First Time Landlord and Landlord Insurance.
Ending A Tenancy – Termination Notices

Ending A Tenancy – Termination Notices

Updated January 2023 When Can You End A Tenancy? In the first 6 months If a tenancy has lasted less than 6 months, the landlord can end the tenancy and does not have to give a ground as to why the tenancy is ending. End of a Part 4  If the tenancy was created before 10 June 2022, at the end of these 6 years, a landlord can end the tenancy without giving a reason, as allowed under the old rules.  If the landlord does not end the tenancy at this stage, it automatically becomes a tenancy of unlimited duration
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Categories: First Time Landlord, Property Management, and Supporting Documents For Landlords.
Residential Landlord Course – Dublin – Booking Open

Residential Landlord Course – Dublin – Booking Open

Back by demand – the IPOA are pleased to once again deliver the Residential Landlord Course.  Next up is Dublin in Autumn 2019, the course will be delivered over 5 alternative Saturdays in our Head Offices in Ashtown, Dublin 15. Hear what our course attendees have to Say! Alice Barry, Cork 1.Are you a Private Landlord, Agent or Property Support Staff? I am the Property Manager for Murray Property   2.Why did you decide to do the IPOA Residential Landlords Course? The reason for me to do this course was because I am new to property, I had met Margaret
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Categories: First Time Landlord, News, and Training for Landlords.
The State of the Irish Rental Market in 2019

The State of the Irish Rental Market in 2019

IPOA Information Officer Margaret McCormick together with Threshold CEO John-Mark McCafferty and  Tom Dunne, Head of the School of Surveying and Construction Management at TU Dublin recently participated in a panel discussion for ‘Between the Lines’ on Newstalk FM. Click HERE to listen to the discussion, Margaret highlights the issues facing Landlords – Complex Legislation and Taxation top of the list!
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Categories: First Time Landlord, News, and Uncategorized.