Eviction notices from landlords jump by 41% in Q4

Rental market 'out of control' as evictions surge 41 per cent

The latest data from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows that it received 5,207 notices of termination in the last quarter of last year – a 41% annual increase.

Eviction notices from landlords jump by 41% in Q4

The number of eviction notices issued by landlords rose by 41% in the last three months of 2025 compared to the same time a year earlier, according to data from the State's Residential Tenancies Board.

Dramatic rise in eviction notices direct result of government rental changes

Rental measures introduced by government on March 1st have led to record levels of eviction notices not seen since the famine, according to Social Democrats housing spokesperson Rory Hearne. Deputy Hearne said: “In the months leading up to the government’s rental changes, which allow landlords to reset rents to market rate between tenancies, I repeatedly raised the drastic rise in eviction notices with the Minister for Housing, and how March 1st…

Eviction notices up 41% in Q4 ahead of new rental rules

The number of eviction notices issued by landlords in the final three months of 2025 rose 41% when compared with the same period the previous year, the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has found. The RTB received 5,207 eviction notices in Q4, and 62% of them were given because the landlord wanted to sell the property. For the full year, the number of notices rose 21% from 16,546 to 20,033. The figures come as property owners have warned that ne…