Same home.
New housemate.
Same protected rent.

Replace a housemate without unnecessarily ending your tenancy. Check your rent, browse rooms, and message people directly.

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  • Free to check
  • No account required
  • Privacy-first
  • RTB-aligned

Why households trust Housemately

Legal & trusted

Built around Irish tenancy rules, with sources you can open.

Privacy first

Your data stays private. No fingerprinting, no ad tracking.

Verified before live

Email and phone checks on every listing before it goes public.

In-app messaging

Message directly. No number to share until you're ready.

The core problem

Same home.
Different outcome.

When one housemate leaves, what happens next matters. Outcomes depend on your facts — this comparison is illustrative, not a legal conclusion for your tenancy.

One person leaves

  1. Tenancy begins
  2. Housemate leaves
  3. Replacement joins
  4. Tenancy continues

Your tenancy may continue.

Your rent protection may continue — confirm with the free check.

Everyone leaves

  1. Tenancy begins
  2. Everyone leaves
  3. New tenancy

A new tenancy may begin.

Rent may reset. Always check your own situation.

How Housemately works

Four steps from check to move-in

  1. 01

    Check

    Understand your tenancy and possible rent impact.

  2. 02

    Browse or post

    Find a room, or list the one that's opening up.

  3. 03

    Message

    Talk directly and arrange a viewing.

  4. 04

    Move in

    Sort the details together, in person.

March 2026

What changed in March 2026?

Rent control

Rent Pressure Zones were replaced by national rent control for most private residential tenancies.

RTB source

Annual cap

For most private tenancies, the annual uplift is capped at the lower of CPI or 2%.

RTB source

Registration

When some tenants change but an original tenant remains, the RTB registration is typically updated rather than ended.

RTB source

Free tools

Useful tools.
No signup wall.

What happens to your rent

See what a housemate change may mean for your rent.

Rent Increase Checker

Check a proposed increase against the published cap.

Notice Period Calculator

How much notice you must give or receive.

Deposit Split Calculator

Split a deposit fairly when someone joins or leaves.

Bills Split Calculator

Share utilities without awkward spreadsheet maths.

Find a room

Looking for your next room?

The newest rooms listed on Housemately, updated live.

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Post a room

Your housemate is leaving?

Post the room. Review applicants. Choose together.

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Privacy & trust

Built to protect people, not profiles.

Housemately is a utility for shared homes — not a marketplace that harvests identity, holds money, or publishes reviews about people.

  • No protected-ground information
  • No exact addresses on public maps
  • No tracking-based advertising
  • No escrow
  • No rent collection
  • No public reviews

Start with what happens to your rent.

Free. No account required. Takes only a few minutes.

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