08/10/2026
“International funds are the darling of the day for our Finance Minister, but they don’t care about Ireland or have no real investment in it.”
That’s the stark view of former landlord Brendan Allen, who says there is nothing that would bring him back into Ireland’s rental market.
His comments raise an important question about the direction of Ireland’s rental sector.
As smaller, locally based landlords continue to leave, are we creating a market increasingly dependent on large international funds?
Small landlords live here, spend here and have a long-term connection to the communities where they provide homes. Yet many feel that increasing regulation, taxation and costs are making it harder to justify remaining in the sector.
Ireland needs a balanced rental market that protects tenants while also giving responsible landlords a genuine reason to stay and invest.
If we continue losing small landlords, who replaces them?
📰 Read Brendan Allen’s story in the Irish Mirror: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/im-ex-landlord-nothing-bring-37742051
