Kevin O'Brien, otherwise Kevin Linehan O'Brien, and his company Linehan O'Brien Investments, with a registered address at Adelaide Road, Dublin, had entered into the arrangements without the knowledge of the property owners, who are three companies, and of their agent, it is claimed.

The RTB said Galway had experienced eight consecutive quarters of high growth in rent prices

Leonardo De Oliveira Lima had been a tenant of an apartment at Thornleigh Row, Applewood Village, Swords, Co Dublin since 2016

For the first time, the average rent for existing tenancies grew at a faster rate than for new tenancies

The judge found that a Residential Tenancies Board appeals tribunal made legal errors in its handling of a complaint

New Residential Tenancies Board figures show the proportion of landlords renting just one property is at its highest level ever.

Earlier this month, Dublin District Court heard the businessman had to be brought "kicking and screaming" to finally pay two former Dublin tenants €13,563

Mr Justice Brian Cregan said Mr Godart 'acted in bad faith and with impropriety from start to finish in the conduct of these proceedings'

Judge Marie Quirke heard the "substance of the matter has been resolved" after the two former ex-renters launched enforcement, and their compensation went unpaid for a year and seven months

Marc Godart, Green Label’s sole director, said in an affidavit that the company was no longer trading and had no funds to pay the award

They are seeking an order to comply with an RTB ruling last August, which ordered the company to pay them damages.

Mr Justice Brian Cregan said the controversial landlord “believes he can defy the laws of this country, including orders of the courts”.

Mr Godart is a Luxembourg national with substantial property interests in Ireland

The new statistics show that the cost of rent has gone up by 5.9% in existing tenancies and 9.1% for new renters in the last year.

It comes as new statistics show that the cost of rent has gone up by 5.9% in existing tenancies and 9.1% for new renters in the last year.

Sinn Fein finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said renters were being ‘fleeced’ in every county across Ireland.

In Q3 2023 the standardised average rent in new tenancies grew by 11 per cent year-on-year and in existing tenancies grew by 5.2 per cent.  

Waterford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald owns the property but, as of August 2022, just over €280,000 was owed by him to Pepper Finance Ireland DAC

Almost one third of tenants said their rent is higher than it was when they began their tenancy

Mary Conway expressed her frustration with the Residential Tenancies Board