Tenancies

The High Court has dismissed an appeal on a point of law concerning the application of the ‘slip rule’ to a landlord’s apparent failure to sign a termination notice. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Nessa Cahill in dismissing the appeal as being entirely artificia

The Supreme Court has, notwithstanding unusual developments on appeal, made important observations on the application of ground rents legislation. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne opined: “A party cannot obtain leave to appeal to this court on the basis of

Legislation introducing a national system of rent controls and strengthening protections for renters has been published. The Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 will implement the recommendations of a Housing Agency review published last summer.

The Supreme Court has determined that s.39(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which limits the statutory entitlement of certain family members to succeed to a tenancy on the death of the original tenant to those over 18 years of age, does not offend the Constitution. Delivering the lead judgm

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded €23,000 to a tenant who experienced discrimination and victimisation from his former landlords. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission provided legal representation to William Gallagher in the case against his former landlords, Jenny

McCann FitzGerald partner Shane Fahy and knowledge lawyer Laura Farrell review a proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews in England and Wales. The UK has introduced a bill which will see a ban on upward-only rent review clauses in new commercial leases in England and Wales.

The High Court has found no error of law on part of the Residential Tenancies Board in circumstances where a tenant challenged the capacity of the executor of his deceased landlord’s estate to serve a notice of termination on him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhá

The High Court has determined that while the Residential Tenancies Board incorrectly interpreted the term “room” in the context of an exemption to Rent Pressure Zone rules, an appellant landlord could not avail of the exemption by converting a space previously unlawfully let as a bedroom

The High Court has confirmed that where a determination order of the Residential Tenancies Board is not issued at the same time to all parties to a dispute, the statutory time limit for appeal runs from the latest date that the order was sent to any one party. Delivering judgment for the High Court,

Nearly half of Irish real estate experts expect commercial lease terms to become more flexible for both tenants and landlords, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The business law firm surveyed more than 250 real estate professionals at a recent webinar on landlord and tenant legislat

The High Court has granted continuing Mareva-type relief following the disposal of a statutory appeal from a determination order. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Niamh Hyland commented that “the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court includes a power to make orders that rem

New laws governing private tenancies in Northern Ireland will come into effect next month. Sections 1 to 6 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 will come into law from 1 April 2023, requiring private landlords to take certain actions.

Legislation introducing a temporary ban on most evictions of residential tenants over the winter has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022, once signed into law by the president, will defer ‘no fault’ tena

Residential landlords will not be able to evict tenants over the coming winter months under plans agreed by ministers today. Housing minister Darragh O'Brien said new legislation would provide a temporary and conditional stay on tenancy terminations this winter, despite earlier suggestions by govern

Business tenants in Northern Ireland are set to lose protection from eviction in March after emergency pandemic measures expire. Finance minister Conor Murphy today urged landlords and tenants in dispute to consider mediation ahead of the measures expiring on 25 March 2022.