Renting in Ireland, explained
Practical guides for tenants navigating Ireland's rental market — what landlords ask for, how decisions actually get made, and how to put your application at the top of the pile. Written by the HomePass team, free for everyone.
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What documents do you need to rent in Ireland?
The full checklist landlords and letting agents ask for — payslips, references, ID — plus what to do if you're a first-time renter or new to Ireland.
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How to stand out in a rental application
Listings in Dublin can draw a hundred enquiries in a day. What actually gets you the viewing — speed, a complete pack, and a message worth reading.
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Landlord references: what they are + free template
What a good landlord reference contains, a copy-and-use template, and what to do when you've never rented before.
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Rent rules from March 2026: caps, resets, 6-year tenancies
Rent Pressure Zones are gone — a national rent cap replaced them. What your landlord can and can't charge, and the deposit limits, in plain English.
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Renting with HAP: your rights when a landlord says no
Refusing a tenant for being on HAP is illegal — and tenants have won real compensation. What the law says and exactly what to do about it.
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RTB registration: what it means for tenants
Why your landlord asks for your PPS number, how to check your tenancy is registered, and what the RTB does for you when something goes wrong.
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Why we write these
HomePass verifies tenants for a living — identity, employment, income and references, each reviewed by a person. Doing that work means answering the same questions from renters every week: what documents do I need, how do I compete for a viewing, what do I do without a landlord reference? These guides are those answers, written down properly. They're free, they're Ireland-specific, and they apply whether or not you ever use HomePass — though if you'd like the checking done once and shared everywhere, that's exactly what we do.
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