Rent Pressure Zone

Rent Pressure Zones were geographical designations used to control residential rent increases in Ireland. Introduced in late 2016, the system initially limited annual increases to 4% in designated areas experiencing housing pressure. The label described a rent-control regime tied to particular places. A property's location determined whether it fell within a designated area.

The Residential Tenancies Board records that national rent controls replaced RPZs on 1 March 2026. The former designation remains relevant to the history of Irish rental regulation and to interpreting older tenancy records. It does not describe the geographical scope of the successor system, which covers private and student-specific tenancies across the country. Questions about a tenancy's current rent limit therefore require The National rules and any applicable exceptions.