Rent increase and notice

summer00

Our lease was up on the 17th February and the day before we received a letter stating our rent would increase by Eur210 per month from the 1st April.
We have been in the property for 3 years.

I believe by law we have to give 56 days notice if we want to move out?
This means the notice period will run into after the date the rent is meant to increase.

Do we have to pay the higher rent during the notice period? If so this doesnt seem fair....
I have left a few messages for the property agent this week but am still yet to hear from them.

djimi

If you dont plan on disputing the increase then I believe you are liable to pay the increased amount as per the notice, however Im sure if you speak to your landlord you can come to some arrangement seeing as how you are moving out.

summer00

Actually even through our lease is February to February they increased the rent last year on the 1st May (and back dated the lease) so they cant increase it again until the 1st May of this year so trying to increase it on the 1st April is not legal - is this right.....

djimi

Correct. Rent can only be reviewed once in a 12 month period.

summer00

Great that gives us time to give our 56 days notice and some breathing space!!!

summer00

One more quick question - we moved into our current house on the 17th Feb 2011, have not signed a new lease for 2014. Do we need to give 56 days notice (three years) or 84 (four years)?

djimi

You would need to give 84 days are you are in the property between 3 and 4 years.

cookie1977

djimi wrote: »

You would need to give 84 days are you are in the property between 3 and 4 years.

Are you sure on that? I think it caps at 56 days for tenants
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/renting_a_home/types_of_tenancy.html

djimi

Yup youre right; I got mixed up between landlord and tenant notice periods