Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Margaret McCormick:

Regarding tenancy terminations, we did see a bit of a spike in early 2023, but the number we are seeing now has been fairly consistent since about 2020. There are slight variations quarter on quarter, but since coming out of the main Covid-related restrictions we have seen the figure be fairly consistent. We are seeing that in the majority of cases, perhaps half or thereabouts, the properties are for sale and in another 17% or 18% of cases, it is because the landlord needs the property for their own use or that of a family member.