The Government has given the green light to extend rent controls across the country in an effort to safeguard renters, reports Breaking News.
It has also approved the publication of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, which is to be fast-tracked for enactment.
Under the new legislation, the following measures are proposed:
All areas currently not designated as rent pressure zones (RPZs) will automatically be classified as RPZs from the day after the Bill is enacted and will remain so until February 28th, 2026; reports Breaking News.
Existing rent pressure zones will also see a two-month extension to their operation, now running until February 28th, 2026.
Minister for Housing James Browne said the government is “protecting renters” and that he is “moving swiftly on this”, reports Breaking News.
“In line with last week’s Government approval for the urgent drafting of legislation to extend and expand the operation of rent pressure zones, I can now announce that the Government has approved the publication of the necessary legislation – the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025 – for urgent enactment,” he said, reports Breaking News.
“While the rental measures announced have been necessarily complex to respond to different situations in our rental market, we want to provide certainty, clarity and stability for the rental sector including those who rent and those who let their properties. It is important, as an interim measure, for all tenants to be protected, as soon as possible, under the current rent increase restrictions that apply in RPZs. This Bill provides that necessary protection for all tenants until 28 February 2026,” reports Breaking News.
Minister of State, John Cummins TD, said: “The Government has been clear that any changes to rent pressure zones will have to see increased protections for tenants. That is why we are moving quickly to extend the Rent Pressure Zone and expanding to cover the whole country as quickly as possible,”
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