Photograph: iStockA couple who sought to terminate their tenancy after finding it “impossible” to pay high rents alongside new childcare costs have been ordered to pay more than €3,400 after failing to provide proper notice. Mr McHugh said that after the birth of their child, they found it “impossible” to pay the monthly rent of €1,900 alongside new childcare costs. However, Mr Condron told the tribunal no formal notice was given by the couple, and the agent messaged by Mr McHugh had left the management agency a year before. He argued he was entitled to a further €3,423 in rent for the required notice period of 56 days, which Mr McHugh described as “gouging and deeply unfair”. It added that Mr Condron was entitled to retain the couple’s security deposit of €1,900 due to non-payment of one month’s rent.

Source: The Irish Times January 15, 2026 11:44 UTC