Rent Out Your Dublin Property
Getting a tenant into a Dublin property is the easy part. Getting the right tenant, at the right rent, on a lease that holds up — that is the part that decides how the next three years go.
We price against real market data, market it properly, vet everyone who applies, and hand you a signed lease with the tenancy registered and the deposit protected.
No upfront fees, no marketing charges, no listing costs. If we do not let it, it has not cost you anything.
Should you use a letting agent at all?
An honest answer, because you will get a straighter one from us than from a page trying to sell you something.
Self-managing makes sense if…
You have one property, you live near it, you have time during working hours for viewings and repairs, and you are confident with RTB registration, notice periods and rent review rules. Plenty of landlords do it well and keep the fee.
An agent earns their fee when…
You live away from the property or abroad, you have more than one tenancy, you cannot take a call at 11am about a boiler, or the compliance side has moved faster than you have had time to follow. Since March 2026 that last one catches more landlords than it used to.
The other thing worth weighing: one month of a void costs more than the fee for letting it properly in the first place. Getting the price and the tenant right is usually where the money is.
What we do as your letting agent
Appraise the property
A realistic rent benchmarked against what comparable homes in your area are actually achieving — not the optimistic figure that wins the instruction and then sits unlet for six weeks.
Market it properly
Professional photography, a written listing, and placement on Daft.ie and MyHome.ie where Dublin tenants actually look. Live usually within days of us getting the keys.
Handle the viewings
We attend every one. You do not take an afternoon off work, and you do not hand your address to strangers.
Vet the applicants
Employment confirmed, previous landlord references taken up, affordability checked against the rent. The applicant who looked best at the viewing is not always the one still paying in month fourteen.
Do the paperwork correctly
Lease drawn up, tenancy registered with the RTB — including the bed spaces, floor area and BER now required — deposit lodged and protected, inventory recorded.
Hand over, or keep going
Self-managing from here? You get the full file and we are done. Would rather not deal with rent, repairs and inspections? That is management, and it picks up where this stops.
Property management →Across the city
We are a Dublin agency and our people are in Dublin. Pricing a two-bed in Raheny this month is not something anyone does from a spreadsheet, or from an office in another country — it is knowing what actually let last week, at what, and to whom. We attend every viewing ourselves, which is the other half of knowing a market.
Getting a tenant into a Dublin property is the easy part. Getting the right tenant, at the right rent, on a lease that holds up — that is the part that decides how the next three years go.
Swipe Property is a licensed Dublin letting agent. We price the property against real market data, market it properly, vet everyone who applies, and hand you a signed lease with the tenancy registered and the deposit protected. Nothing is charged until the property is let.
Should you use a letting agent at all?
An honest answer, because you will get a straighter one from us than from a page trying to sell you something.
Self-managing makes sense if you have one property, you live near it, you have time during working hours for viewings and repairs, and you are confident with RTB registration, notice periods and rent review rules. Plenty of landlords do it well and keep the fee.
An agent earns their fee when the maths changes: you live away from the property or abroad; you have more than one tenancy; you cannot take a call at 11am about a boiler; or the compliance side has moved faster than you have had time to follow. Since March 2026 that last one catches more landlords than it used to — rent reviews now have to be calculated within a cap and justified against the RTB rent register, and a mistake is recoverable but costly.
The other thing worth weighing: one month of a void costs more than most of a year’s management fee. Getting the price and the tenant right the first time is usually where the money is.
What we do as your letting agent
1. Appraise the property
A realistic rent, benchmarked against what comparable homes in your area are actually achieving on the RTB register — not the optimistic figure that wins the instruction and then sits unlet for six weeks.
2. Market it properly
Professional photography, a written listing, and placement on Daft.ie and MyHome.ie where Dublin tenants actually look. Live usually within days of us getting the keys.
3. Handle the viewings
We attend every one. You do not take an afternoon off work, and you do not hand your address to strangers.
4. Vet the applicants
Employment confirmed, previous landlord references taken up, affordability checked against the rent. The applicant who looked best at the viewing is not always the one who still pays in month fourteen.
5. Do the paperwork correctly
Lease drawn up, tenancy registered with the RTB — including the bed spaces, floor area and BER now required — deposit lodged and protected, inventory recorded.
6. Hand over, or keep going
If you are self-managing from here, you get the full file and we are done. If you would rather not deal with rent collection, maintenance and inspections, that is property management and it picks up where this stops.
Nothing to pay until it is let
No upfront fees, no marketing charges, no listing costs. If we do not let your property, it has not cost you anything.
Where we let
We are a Dublin agency with our people in the city, and we let and manage extensively in Clontarf, Raheny, Killester, Artane, Marino, Fairview, Donaghmede, Sutton, Howth, Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide and Swords, as well as the city centre and the southside — close enough to each of them to be at a property the same day, rather than running it from a desk somewhere else.
Common questions
What is the difference between a letting agent and a property management agent?
A letting agent finds the tenant and sets the tenancy up. A property management agent does that and then runs the tenancy — rent, maintenance, inspections, compliance — for as long as you want. We do both, and most landlords start with one and move to the other.
What does a letting agent charge in Dublin?
Letting-only work is usually charged as a one-off fee tied to the rent achieved, payable when the property is let. We quote before we start and nothing is added afterwards.
How long does it take to let a property in Dublin?
Well-priced, well-presented properties in Dublin let quickly. Price, condition and area decide it.
Do I have to be there for viewings?
No. We attend all of them and report back after each.
Who registers the tenancy with the RTB?
We do, as part of the letting. The legal obligation remains yours, which is exactly why it is worth having someone do it properly.
Can you let my property if I live abroad?
Yes — a significant number of our landlords do. See property management for how we handle properties for owners outside Ireland.
Find out what your property should let for
We will visit, give you a realistic figure based on real local data, and tell you what — if anything — is worth doing before it goes on the market. Free, and no obligation to use us afterwards.
Get a free letting appraisal or call 01 525 2353.
Common questions
What is the difference between a letting agent and a property management agent?
A letting agent finds the tenant and sets the tenancy up. A property management agent does that and then runs the tenancy — rent, maintenance, inspections, compliance — for as long as you want. We do both, and most landlords start with one and move to the other.
What does a letting agent charge in Dublin?
Letting-only work is usually charged as a one-off fee tied to the rent achieved, payable when the property is let. We quote before we start and nothing is added afterwards.
Do I have to be there for viewings?
No. We attend all of them and report back after each.
Who registers the tenancy with the RTB?
We do, as part of the letting. The legal obligation remains yours, which is exactly why it is worth having someone do it properly.
Can you let my property if I live abroad?
Yes — a significant number of our landlords do. See property management for how we handle properties for owners outside Ireland.
Find out what your property should let for
We visit, give you a realistic figure from real local data, and tell you what — if anything — is worth doing before it goes on the market. Free, and no obligation to use us afterwards.