Start Your Airbnb Business in Dublin

Build an Airbnb franchise in Dublin with Houst

Dublin has the highest nightly rates in Ireland and the tightest rules, which is exactly why professional operators do well here. Whole property letting needs planning permission, so the compliant stock is limited and the owners running it need someone who understands the position. Whether you want to co-host or run a franchise, the same things stall most people: finding owners, pricing well and running guest operations at scale. As a Houst partner you get the training, the software and the owner leads.

Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Dublin with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Image of Houst property management software dashboard notification for a new clean request in Dublin for Airbnb business owners.
Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Dublin with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Image of Houst property management software dashboard notification for a receipt of new payment in Dublin for Airbnb business owners.
Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Dublin with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Our partnership track-record:

24 homes

Average portfolio after year one

1-2 months

Time to first earnings

50/50

Revenue split on every booking

24 homes

The average amount of properties after 1 year in business.

20%

The average commission on each guest booking

1-2 months

The average time it takes our partners to start earning.

Who can become a partner?

From solo co-hosts to franchise operators, there is a route in whatever stage you are at.

Start co-hosting in Dublin without owning property

You want to run short lets for other people but do not own property yourself. Co-hosting is the lowest cost way into the Dublin market and it is how most partners start. We train you on pricing, listings, guest management and the planning position, then pass you owner leads in your area so your first properties come from us rather than cold outreach.

Already hosting one or two places in Dublin

You host your own property and you have been through the notification process, so you know how much sits behind a compliant listing here. Growing past two or three units usually breaks the setup, because cleaning, linen and guest messaging stop fitting around a day job. Partnering gives you the systems and the local team to take on other people's properties without hiring first.

Add short let management to your agency

You run a letting or estate agency in Dublin, or you are close enough to the industry to have seen the demand. Offering short lets properly means new pricing, planning compliance and a different guest operation to a residential tenancy. We supply the platform, the training and the brand so you can run it under a system that already operates across 27 cities.

Run an Airbnb franchise in Dublin

You want a business across Dublin and beyond rather than a handful of units. David and Matt built exactly that, going from five properties to more than seventy across three Irish cities. Most franchise opportunities come with a territory, a brand and little else. We give you the operating model, the technology and the owner pipeline, so you are running a short let franchise on a system that already works.

Airbnb business in Dublin: Illustration of upcoming booking notifications and Airbnb revenue on Houst's partner platform interface, demonstrating streamlined short-let property management.
Airbnb business in Dublin: Illustration of upcoming booking notifications and Airbnb revenue on Houst's partner platform interface, demonstrating streamlined short-let property management.
A dashboard screenshot image of an Airbnb business in Dublin showcasing upcoming booking details, including check-in dates, booking revenue, and guest profiles to optimize short-let property management and running an Airbnb business in Dublin.

Who finds the properties

This is the question every applicant asks. Houst already generates owner enquiries in Dublin through search, referrals and paid channels, and those leads go to the partner covering that area. You are not starting with an empty pipeline. You will still win properties locally, through agents, developers and word of mouth, but the first ones normally come from us.

Why Dublin works for short let operators

Rates here are the highest in Ireland, led by the city centre, the Docklands and Ballsbridge, and occupancy holds up on a mix of tourism, corporate travel and events rather than a single season.

The regulatory position is the defining feature of this market. Dublin is a rent pressure zone. Letting rooms in your own home is unrestricted, letting your whole principal residence while you are away is capped at 90 cumulative days a year with a notification to the council, and any property that is not a principal residence needs change of use planning permission to be let short term at all.

That is a barrier, and it is also the opportunity. Compliant stock is limited, owners running it need someone who understands the rules, and a national register through Failte Ireland is being introduced on top. Operators who know the position win properties that others cannot service. We cover all of it with partners during training.

Airbnb business in Dublin: Get started with Houst's property management platform to supercharge your property business, featuring an intuitive booking calendar for streamlined Airbnb operations.

We only get rewarded when you do well

Total entry cost is 10,000 euro, with no VAT in Ireland. You pay a 2,500 euro deposit at signing and a 2,500 euro set-up fee, then 500 euro a month across your first ten months. Bookings split 50/50 from day one. Systems, sales, growth, marketing and full guest support are included.

10,000 euro
Total investment
50/50
Revenue split per booking
2,500 euro
Joining fee upfront
10 months
Payment spread over
Airbnb business in Dublin: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Dublin: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Dublin: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Dublin: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Insight into running an Airbnb business in Dublin with real-time data on total properties and scheduled cleanings, ensuring smooth operations and guest satisfaction.

What a Dublin property earns

The calculator below uses Houst booking data for Dublin. A two bedroom property averages 343 euro a night at 70% occupancy, which is around 88,000 euro in booking revenue over a year. Change the inputs to see what a portfolio of that size returns to you as a partner.

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Properties in your portfolio

25 properties Typical year 1

Average daily rate

€343

Occupancy

70%

Annual booking revenue managed

Your share, per year

Estimates based on current average daily rates and occupancy in your market. Actual earnings vary by property, area and season.

Five properties to seventy across three cities

David and Matt started with five properties in Dublin and now manage north of 70 across three Irish cities. They moved owners off long term leases because the yield from short lets is consistently higher, and they hold a 99 percent positive review rate with almost every guest message answered within the hour.

FAQ

What are the short term letting rules in Dublin?
Dublin is a rent pressure zone, so the rules are tighter than anywhere else on these pages. Letting rooms while you live in the property is unrestricted. Letting your whole principal private residence while you are away is capped at 90 cumulative days a year without planning permission, and you must notify the local authority. Any property that is not your principal residence needs change of use planning permission to be let short term at all. That last point is the one that decides which properties an operator can take on.
What are the short term letting rules in Dublin?
What are the new rules for short term letting in Ireland?
A national register run by Failte Ireland is being introduced, covering any property let for stays of 21 nights or less. Hosts will need to register, renew annually and display a unique registration number on every listing, and platforms will be barred from advertising properties without one. Registration does not replace planning permission, so a property still needs to be compliant on both counts. Dates have moved more than once, so check the current position before onboarding.
What are the new rules for short term letting in Ireland?
Is Airbnb profitable in Dublin?
Dublin has the highest nightly rates and some of the strongest occupancy in Ireland, with the city centre, the Docklands and Ballsbridge leading on both. The constraint is legal rather than commercial. Whole property letting beyond 90 days needs planning permission, which limits how much stock can operate compliantly, and that scarcity is part of why rates hold up. Operators who understand the planning position have an advantage over those who do not.
Is Airbnb profitable in Dublin?
How much does it cost to hire a co-host for Airbnb?
Independent co-hosts in Ireland typically charge between 14 and 20 percent of booking revenue, and full service management sits at the upper end of that. Messaging and calendar work is the cheapest tier, on the ground management including cleaning coordination and guest issues the most expensive. Most operate on a percentage rather than a retainer. Houst partners earn a share of the management commission on every property they manage rather than setting their own rate.
How much does it cost to hire a co-host for Airbnb?
Do you need planning permission for Airbnb in Dublin?
For a second property or an investment property, yes. Dublin City Council requires change of use planning permission to let a non principal private residence on a short term basis. For your own home, letting rooms while you live there needs nothing, and letting the whole property while you are away is allowed up to 90 cumulative days a year with a notification to the council. Checking which category a property falls into is the first step before taking it on.
Do you need planning permission for Airbnb in Dublin?