Rent Pressure Zones

Description 

A Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) is a designated area where rents cannot be increased by more than general inflation, as recorded by the Harmonised Index of the Consumer Price (HICP), or by 2%, if inflation is higher. Under Housing for All, the Government’s plan for housing to 2030, the operation of RPZs has been extended until the end of 2025.

Most recently (May 2025) the following have been designated as an RPZ:

All areas which are now designated as RPZs are provided in the map below.

 

 

 

All RPZs – May 2025

Local Authorities Dublin (4 LAs), Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, Galway (City and County LAs), Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, Westmeath.
Local Electoral Areas

Mayo: Castlebar, Westport. 

Roscommon: Athlone. 

Sligo: Sligo/Strandhill, Sligo/Drumcliffe. 

 

Carlow: Carlow, Tullow. 

Laois: Graiguecullen/Portarlington, Portlaoise. 

Offaly: Tullamore. 

Wexford: Gorey. 

 

Clare: Ennis, Shannon. 

Cork: Cork City, Ballincollig/Carrigaline, Bandon/Kinsale, Cobh, Fermoy, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton. 

Kerry: Killarney. 

  

Further reading/information on RPZs is available here: