Tenant wins High Court order that Tenancy Tribunal decision is not enforceable until High Court appeal is heard

This High Court case shows the difficulties of being a landlord in Ireland nowadays. The Landlord and Tenant dispute between Reginal Carroll and Terry Rowland and Margaret Rowland ended up in the High Court, with a decision delivered on 3rd September 2021. The tenant, Mr Carroll, had lost his case at the Residential Tenancies Board … Read more

Artist studio is held under a licence, not a residential tenancy-Residential Tenancies Board

There is a significant difference between a licence and a lease when it applies to property.  The fundamental difference is a licence is a permission to use a property, whereas a lease gives you a legal interest in the property. One of the situations where this distinction can be of enormous significance is where a … Read more