Evictions rise by 41% in Q4 last year
Ottoline Spearman
The number of evictions has risen by 41 per cent in the last quarter of 2025 compared with the same period the previous year, according to new data released by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).
The numbers show that over 65 per cent of these notices (3,226) were issued as the landlord wished to sell the property.
However, when compared with Q3 2025, the total number of evictions decreased marginally by 3.6 per cent.
This comes after the introduction of new rental rules earlier this month, with warnings that landlords may be forced to leave the market.
Nationally, registered private tenancies rose by 1.1 per cent year-on-year to 243,598 in Q4 2025, the highest number recorded since the current series began in Q2 2023.
RTB Director Rosemary Steen said: "While we are concerned by trends in Notices of Termination, it is important to take a balanced view.
"There are always landlords entering and leaving the rental market, but it is reassuring to see that the number of registered tenancies rose in Q4.”
She added: “The proportion of tenancies provided by large landlords with 100+ tenancies also grew for the tenth consecutive quarter, as we continue to see big changes in the shape of the Irish rental market.”
Further, there was a 26 per cent increase in dispute resolution last year, with well over half (58 per cent) of these applications coming from tenants.
Meanwhile, the number of investigations into breaches of rental law increased by 125 per cent last year as compared with 2024, bringing the total number of investigations last year to 280.
The RTB also issued nearly 1,000 compliance notices to landlords for failing to register, bringing the total number of notices issued in 2025 to just over 7,000.
In Q3 last year, rents for new tenancies also grew by 5.4 per cent annually while rents for existing tenancies were up 4.6 per cent.
In Q4 last year, the average rent for new tenancies was €1,776, while the average rent for existing tenancies was €1,494.
