Daft.ie Insights
- Jul 26, 2016
- 2 min read

Rent-a-Room to students in Dublin

Have the kids flown the nest? Or do you have an extra room in your home sitting empty? Why not Rent-A-Room to students in Dublin? The great news is that money you will earn from this is tax free up to €12,000 per year under Rent-A-Room relief.

Student accommodation in Dublin

The new academic year is about to start and increasingly students are looking towards the private rental sector to find accommodation.

Renting a room to students in Dublin could be a way to earn some extra income and they may not even be around over the weekend or the holidays.

With accommodation in Dublin in short supply; should you decide to rent a room to a student in Dublin you shouldn’t be short of interest.

So what is Rent-A-Room relief?

Rent-A-Room relief was introduced with the aim of increasing the availability of rented accommodation.

The annual limit on tax exempt income from this is €12,000.

Can you avail of it?

If you rent out a room in your home (sole residence) on a long term basis; then yes you can. You don’t need to own the property, as a tenant you could even sub-let to someone else (although you should check with your landlord first).

You can’t avail of the scheme if you are renting a room out to a direct family member (child or civil partner), although there is no restriction where rent is paid by other family members such as nieces and nephews etc.

Short-term lets are not covered by rent-a-room. Whomever rents from you must take the room with the intention of using it for the long-term. For example, a student renting a room in Dublin over the course of a college year is covered but renting it out every weekend to different people is not.

What else do you need to know?

Rent-a-room relief will not affect your mortgage interest relief or your exemption from Capital Gains Tax if you sell your home.

To list your room on Daft.ie click here or on the image below.

Depending on the type of ad you want to place you can avail of listing your room for free on Daft or you could upgrade to some of our other packages for even more exposure.