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Tenant's reply to a rent review notice (Ireland)
Ireland · in English · for tenants
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For a private tenant in Ireland who has received a rent review notice. The reply sets out the notice's dates and amounts, the rules a review must meet (at most once in 12 months, at least 90 days' notice on the RTB's form, three comparable rents, and for a tenancy begun before 1 March 2026 a rise of no more than 2% a year or inflation if lower), and says whether you dispute it and why. A dispute must reach the RTB before the new rent takes effect or within 28 days of receiving the notice, whichever is later.
- Made for use in Ireland
- Last updated November 3, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- My landlord in Ireland sent a rent review notice and the increase looks higher than the rules allow.
- The rent hike notice from my landlord in Ireland gives me much less notice than I thought it should.
- My rent in Ireland was already raised this year and now the landlord wants to put it up again.
- I want to tell my landlord in writing why I dispute the new rent before I bring it to the RTB in Ireland.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Tenant
- Tenant's address
- Town and county (e.g. Ennis, Co. Clare; or Dublin 8)
- Tenant's Eircode
- Date
- Landlord or letting agent (name)
- Landlord's address
- Landlord's or agent's Eircode
- Address of the rented home (with its Eircode)
- Date of the notice
- Date you received the rent review notice
- Current rent and how often it is paid (e.g. €1,450.00 a month)
- New rent in the notice (e.g. €1,479.00 a month)
- Date the new rent would take effect
- Your reply
- Your reasons (e.g. under 90 days' notice, no comparable rents, above the cap)
Common questions
- How much can a landlord increase the rent in Ireland?
- For a tenancy that began before 1 March 2026, the rent can be reviewed at most once in 12 months, and it may rise by no more than 2% a year, or by the rate of inflation (CPI) if that is lower; it is never reset to the market rate. Tenancies created from 1 March 2026 run in six-year cycles, and the rent can be set to the market rate at the end of each cycle, with limited exceptions. The RTB explains the rules that apply to each tenancy on rtb.ie.
- What is the deadline to dispute a rent review with the RTB?
- You must refer the dispute to the Residential Tenancies Board before the date the new rent takes effect, or within 28 days of receiving the notice if that is later. The RTB will not hear a late referral, so do not wait for the landlord to answer this letter: if the reply does not settle it, apply online at rtb.ie in time, with the notice and this letter.
- What makes a rent review notice invalid in Ireland?
- Common faults are a notice that is not in the RTB's form, gives fewer than 90 days, comes within 12 months of the last review, omits the three comparable rents or the statement of your right to refer a dispute, or asks for more than the cap allows. Compare the notice with the RTB's own form on rtb.ie. If you refer a dispute to the RTB in time, it decides whether the notice is valid.
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