A colleague is renting in a RPZ. Her current rent is €865 (property used to be owned by her dad) - market rent is €2,000 - €2200.
New owners (since over 2 years ago) served proper notice and she is overholding as there's no where to go at present.
Could she offer to pay €1600 a month on her own volition for a new lease which would bring it closer to market, but manageable or is there no room for maneuver in the rules.
There was never any official tenancy agreement, but a tenancy was assumed and accepted by the new owners as she had lived in the house for 10+ years.
If it can only be done via a "substantial change in the property", one angle open is to make the ground floor "office" room into a bedroom and add an ensuite to it (easy job as her brother is a plumber). Would this be enough to be classified as "substantial" change?
New owners (since over 2 years ago) served proper notice and she is overholding as there's no where to go at present.
Could she offer to pay €1600 a month on her own volition for a new lease which would bring it closer to market, but manageable or is there no room for maneuver in the rules.
There was never any official tenancy agreement, but a tenancy was assumed and accepted by the new owners as she had lived in the house for 10+ years.
If it can only be done via a "substantial change in the property", one angle open is to make the ground floor "office" room into a bedroom and add an ensuite to it (easy job as her brother is a plumber). Would this be enough to be classified as "substantial" change?