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Setting rent on a new tenancy? We do the RTB notice for you.

Since 1 March 2026, every new residential tenancy in Ireland needs a section 12 notice with three RTB Register comparables. If yours isn't right, the tenant can dispute it and win — permanently. €75 + VAT, done properly, PDF in your inbox in about 15 minutes.

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When you need this

Three situations where a section 12 notice is required.

All new tenancies commencing on or after 1 March 2026 fall inside the rent-setting rules — even the ones you'd think are the same as before.

Main case

You're setting rent for a new tenant

A brand-new tenancy with someone who hasn't lived in the property before. This is the situation almost every landlord hits and it needs a proper written notice at commencement.

Also covered

You're re-letting after a vacancy

Your previous tenant moved out; you're letting the property again to someone new. That's a new tenancy — same rules, same notice, same three RTB comparables.

How it works

Three steps from your Eircode to a print-ready PDF.

1

Enter your Eircode + property details

Address, dwelling type, bedrooms, floor area, BER rating, proposed rent, tenancy start date. One short form.

About 2 minutes
2

We pull three comparable rents

Straight from the RTB Register — matched on bedrooms, floor area, BER rating and recency. Same local authority first; one adjacent LEA fallback per RTB guidance.

Automatic
3

PDF landed in your inbox

Print-ready section 12 notice, ready to sign, serve on your tenant, and submit to the RTB. Step-by-step checklist included.

About 15 minutes

Why bother, and what's in it

A €75 notice done right beats a free notice done wrong.

Why it matters

If a tenant later disputes the rent and the notice doesn't cite three RTB Register comparables in writing at commencement, the RTB adjudicator will roll the rent back to the previous level for the whole tenancy.

For a typical Dublin tenancy that's €500–€1,500 a year of forgone rent — and you can't recover it. A €75 notice done properly eliminates that risk.

What you get

  • Print-ready section 12 notice PDF
  • Three RTB Register comparables sourced and documented (dwelling type, bedrooms, floor area, BER)
  • Statutory-content format — every required s.12 element, independently reviewed by counsel
  • 6-year audit trail retained for future dispute defence
  • RTB submission checklist included
  • Email delivery in about 15 minutes

What lands in your inbox

A print-ready section 12 notice, ready to sign and serve.

Every element the RTB Act requires — laid out the way an adjudicator expects to see it. You get a signed-ready PDF by email, usually within 15 minutes of ordering. Below is a sample notice from the live pipeline — same template as the real thing, generated with dummy tenancy details and a SAMPLE watermark. Your paid notice looks the same, just with your property details in place.

See the full sample notice (PDF) →

Sample notice for illustration. Buyer notices are generated with the property details supplied at checkout.

Sample RTB rent-setting notice preview — page 1 with SAMPLE watermark

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Get your rent-setting notice — €75 + VAT

Fill in the property, tenancy and landlord details. We handle the statutory formatting and email you a print-ready PDF — typically within 15 minutes of payment. Irish consumer buyers see VAT (23%) added at Payhip checkout; VAT-registered EU businesses are invoiced net under reverse-charge rules.

Your details & the tenant
Your name as landlord — appears on the notice.
Use the same email at Payhip checkout — the PDF is delivered here.
Appears in the signer block on the notice. Leave blank if you'd rather leave it out.
The tenant the notice will be served on.
The property
The dwelling's own Eircode — pins the Local Electoral Area we use for comparables. Hit Auto-fill and we'll fill the 4 address lines below.
The road, estate or street the property sits on — no house number here.
Just the number or letter — e.g. "4", "12A", "Apt 3B".
The town or village named in the postal address.
The city or county — Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc.
Internal floor area — usually on the BER cert or the lease.
The rating on the current BER cert. If lapsed or none, choose Exempt.
The monthly rent you intend to set.
The date the new tenancy starts. Notice must be served on or before this date.
Exemption screener

Almost every landlord leaves this blank. Fill it in only if you are relying on a section 19(5) market-rent exemption — for example a first letting of a newly-built dwelling, or a substantial refurbishment. If you fill it in, we route your order to manual review (still €75, no surcharge) and reply within one business day.

If unsure, leave blank — we'll set the rent under the standard s.12 route.
Have a free trial code?

Letting agents on a trial or partners with a redemption code (e.g. IPOA-BOARD) can paste it here. Leave blank for the normal €75 checkout.

Codes are single-use. If a code is present, the €75 checkout is skipped and the notice is produced free.

Details are saved to our server; you'll be taken to Payhip for payment only — no need to fill anything in twice. Use the same email at checkout.

🔒 Secure payment via Payhip · PDF emailed typically within 15 minutes · Not legal advice · €75 covers notice preparation only — serving and RTB submission remain the landlord's responsibility

Why landlords use us

The details we get right so you don't have to.

Counsel-reviewed template. The statutory-content layout has been through independent legal review against the 2026 Act text.
RTB Rent Register data. Comparables come from the public RTB register directly, not a scraped mirror.
Adjacent-LEA widen. Where the same LEA is thin, we widen to one adjacent LEA per RTB guidance on "nearby or similar areas".
Written from Ireland. Founded by an Irish operator; every line of the notice is written and reviewed in Ireland.
6-year audit trail. Every notice, comparable set, and PDF is retained for six years so you can prove what was served if the RTB ever asks.
Not legal advice. You remain responsible for the notice you serve; we prepare the paperwork, you sign, serve and file.

Setting rent on a new tenancy? Get the notice done properly.

€75 + VAT, one property, one notice. PDF in your inbox in about 15 minutes. No subscription.

Order my notice — €75 + VAT

Common questions from landlords

Is this instead of registering the tenancy with the RTB?
No, it's a different requirement. The section 12 rent-setting notice must be prepared and served at the start of a new tenancy. Registering the tenancy with the RTB happens separately, within 30 days of commencement. You need to do both — this service only covers the notice.
Do I still submit the notice to the RTB myself?
Yes. We deliver a print-ready PDF; you sign it, serve it on the tenant, and submit a copy to the RTB on or before the tenancy start date. The delivery email includes a step-by-step checklist so nothing gets missed.
What if I have more than one property?
Order one notice per new tenancy commencement. There's no bulk pricing at this level — landlords with 1–5 properties typically buy one notice when they need it. If you're setting rent on five or more tenancies at the same time, email hello@clientready.eu and we'll sort you out.
Is the €75 price inclusive of VAT?
€75 is the ex-VAT price. Irish consumer buyers see VAT (23%) added at Payhip checkout, so the total you pay is €92.25. VAT-registered businesses in Ireland or elsewhere in the EU are invoiced net under reverse-charge rules (enter your VAT number at checkout). A VAT invoice is emailed with your notice either way.
What if my Eircode is a new-build or a rare postcode?
If the automatic address lookup can't find your Eircode, or there aren't enough comparables for your area, we route the order to manual review at no extra cost. You get an email within one business day either with the notice or with what we need to finish it.
What if I made a mistake on the form?
Reply to the delivery email with the correction and we'll re-issue the notice. No extra charge for genuine data-entry mistakes caught before the notice is served.
Do I need this if I'm re-letting to the same tenant?
No. If the same tenant is staying on and you want to change the rent, that's a rent review under section 22 — a different process using the RTB Rent Calculator. This section 12 notice service is only for new tenancies commencing on or after 1 March 2026.