Is this a valid acceptable reason to end a tenancy?

Get a solicitor that has experience doing notices, to make sure it's all correct.

NO ONE, will give a damn whether its your property,not threshold, the State, rtb, their job is to make sure they have one less unhoused tenant on their books, they would rather you never get your property back because its one less to deal with. You will be vilified, guilted, blamed, whatever, private individuals are now expected to fulfill obligations the State won't. With eviction ban ended/ing, Id be getting the ball rolling. While you could tell the tenant some information,it won't garner sympathy,discuss with solicitor but Id consider making notice eviction is for your brothers and family use and yours (in case they change the law to not include siblings) and ensure they cant say its not suited to so many people. Be accurate,because if they catch you out on a typo or a factual error,my understanding is process starts again. I would be matter of fact and express concern,sympathy lightly, dont go into detail with tenant further,aside from giving them info,it cant make things better. If you say nothing and serve notice via solicitor they won't be happy,if you tell them it's for you/brother/whatever family member, they still won't be happy. Be prepared for this to drag out and scupper your plans for you and brother,namely as market is so screwed,there might not be places for your tenant to go,due to so much interference from The State,properties are being held back unoccupied as a result.

I dont know anyone that deals with that, I dealt with things myself and sold up,but that was before eviction bans so was possible,not that it was without problems, worse now imo. I suggest you ring around in your area,or Google search with appropriate search terms,make a list and ring people

prepare the statutory decelerations yourself in it say you need it back for your brother. Don't mention selling it. Get it checked by a solicitor. When your brother finishes their own home you are then free to re-rent it but you need to give old tenant first refusal. You could leave it empty or sell it.

I don't know if you intend to charge your brother rent but if it's fully off the rental market for 24 months you can set the rent at the market rate.

Once you serve the notice on the tenant and RTB they have 28 days to contest it. After that I would assume it's deemed valid. The risk is that they will over hold and your brother won't be able to uses it. They would need a solid plan B. If they do over hold don't entertain any questions of the notice been valid, even from the RTB, the legislation says once served they have 28 days so hold them to that.

The board refuse to give legal advice. They have to resolve disputes and don't want people saying they relied on advice from the board at a dispute hearing.

Marie, you can give a reason, that you are selling the house, which you intend to do anyway. And then put it on the market for a time your brother is not living there yet. And when your brother moves in, you can withhold the sale for few months.

That's why discuss with a solicitor who deals with how best to approach, so you dont get tied up in knots regarding it being for brother/your use, make sure its accurate and cant be disputed imo,well worth a few hundred, you will have to ring around and see who says they have dealt with this kind of thing and it's a service they are willing and able to provide.

But he is your brother. So if you could vacate the house for him, you also can offer it to him first. I think.

I remember, when I got a notice, it was written there that I have 28 days to write back to them that I am willing to return to the house, when/if it will be available again. So if they won't write to you in that period of time, you won't have to offer it to them. But it was few years ago. Things might have changed.

This is wrong on two counts and people have thanked the post. Shows the OP really should get professional advice.

1) The period during which the notice to the tenant can be contested is 90 days not 28 days.

2) Do not assume it hasn't been contested if you haven't heard back from the RTB by the end of the 90 day period. Tenant if planning on contesting could wait till the final day to contest it to elongate the process.

The law is the law and we all have to follow it but if the RTB accepted a case within the time frames set down by legislation you'd sue them?

Clearly youve never dealt with the RTB :)