# Renting

All time

I’m normal, I always pay bills and I've no weird habits, but I still can’t find a room to rent

I’ve queued up with over 30 people to get into view a house. Then you have to pitch yourself, X-Factor style, as to why they should pick you.

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Dec 25th 2015, 7:30 PM

# a landlord speaks

'I'd love to help a struggling tenant, but if I did I'd be homeless myself'

“Landlords answer to banks. We’re still paying the price for austerity.”

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Dec 20th 2015, 7:30 AM

# close to the brink

Will landlords forego extra rent to help families on the brink of homelessness?

One charity is asking them to consider it.

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Dec 12th 2015, 10:30 PM

# renting for life

Given up on owning your own home? Most people have

Three in ten tenants also fear losing their houses.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:05 AM

# Rent

8 landlords who proved landlords can be good people

“Some old crank rang about a party last night.”

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Nov 3rd 2015, 12:05 PM

# Housing Crisis

Patient facing eviction says he's going on hunger strike to "shame" the government

Brian Nason says he can’t find somewhere to live because he’s on rent allowance.

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Sep 22nd 2015, 6:01 AM

# swanky pad

Inside the plush pads of ridiculously wealthy students

London has an even greater property shortage than Dublin, but many of its exclusive properties are being rented by wealthy foreign college students.

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Sep 10th 2015, 6:05 AM

# cosy

This Irish lad used to live in the ‘shed in a living room’ flat in London

Sharing is caring.

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Sep 4th 2015, 10:00 PM

# cosy

This Irish lad used to live in the 'shed in a living room' flat in London

Sharing is caring.

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Sep 4th 2015, 1:11 PM

# house hunting

13 hellish stages of finding an apartment in Ireland

Godspeed, everyone.

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Aug 18th 2015, 9:29 PM

# room to rent

The 'last pressure valve' in the housing market is about to blow - and students will suffer

People looking for rental properties in all Ireland’s major cities are in for a rude shock.

36.5k

Aug 18th 2015, 7:00 AM

# held hostage

This strange Dublin rental has a little something extra in every room

Does it come with the flat, or…?

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Jul 31st 2015, 1:55 PM

# a steal

This London apartment makes the Dublin rental scene look like good value

The internet has beautifully dubbed it a “mattress with walls.”

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Jul 13th 2015, 7:23 PM

# the summer search

'A frenzy of panic': Advice for students looking for accommodation

The USI has called on people to take in lodgers as a lack of suitable housing remains an issue.

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Jul 11th 2015, 9:30 PM

# housing list

Homeless couple sleeping at council had an injunction taken out against them

The couple slept in South Dublin County Council last night after being homeless over a week ago.

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Jun 26th 2015, 10:00 PM

Voices

Student accommodation is an absolute disaster in this country – when will government respond?

On-campus accommodation is snapped up a lightning speed, leaving vulnerable young people at the mercy of the inhospitable private market.

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Jun 8th 2015, 11:55 PM

# Pack your bags

If you've moved back in with your folks to save money you're certainly not alone

More than a quarter of 25-34 year-olds have done so.

14.6k

Jun 8th 2015, 12:38 PM

Voices

Tenants' rights are being trampled on, but there's a lack of political will to help

Tenants in the private rental sector are being treated like second-class citizens; a change is needed.

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Jun 7th 2015, 8:00 PM

# House of Horrors

Cork rented house covered in dirt, rotten produce, faeces and maggots

“If Steven Spielberg tried to create it for a horror movie, he couldn’t.”

34.9k

Jun 3rd 2015, 10:31 AM

# Daft

8 of Dublin's most laughable rental properties

“Country girls only”.

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May 26th 2015, 12:06 PM

# this is the end

This brazen London property ad offered a single bed to rent in someone's kitchen

AND it’s pricey enough too.

4.2k

May 13th 2015, 11:55 AM

# no change

Disappointment at "unusual" news that rent supplement limits won't be increased

The Department of Social Protection said that increasing them could lead to rental inflation.

12.8k

Mar 27th 2015, 8:20 PM

# location location location

Dublin office rents to soar by 30% ... again

The cost of parking is rising too.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 7:20 PM

Voices

What would Albert Einstein say about Ireland's housing crisis?

We are, once again, beset by the destructive dichotomy of the two-horse race that is renting or owning.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 9:45 AM

# shovel ready

This week's vital property news: Big-ticket bidders and disaster for renters

Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.

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Feb 19th 2015, 3:28 PM

# going going gone

Buying a home? You're facing fresh competition. A glut of new landlords

Savills say the new mortgage rules will mean even more investors.

17.1k

Feb 19th 2015, 8:29 AM

# Dead Money?

Buying or renting? Which should you be doing?

Daft.ie’s latest report has the figures you need.

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Feb 16th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Dead Money?

The figures are in: Are you paying above average for your rented property?

People are now not driven to commuter belts by a preference for green space – but by the hard maths of affordability.

27.8k

Feb 16th 2015, 6:03 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to buy your own home?

Are you a lifelong renter or do you want the property ladder?

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Jan 25th 2015, 9:43 AM

# The Hassle

12 struggles anyone moving to a new flat understands

Finding a place is only the start of it.

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Jan 24th 2015, 6:00 PM

# go to sleep

This Dublin room for rent comes with one extremely creepy detail

Whoever lived here last liked their artwork, alright.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 5:05 PM

# Daft

Want to move into this Dublin gaff? You're going to need a college degree

Eh, what?

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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:33 AM

# country gals

Daft house share seeks 'country girls only'

SORRY CITY-HEADS.

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Dec 17th 2014, 7:24 PM

# you can't do that!

Management company threatens to cut off water until tenants register with Irish Water

But they say “unclear policies” on water charges have forced their hand.

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Dec 9th 2014, 11:08 PM

# steep

This is what €700 a month will get you in Phibsborough... and it's bleak

* fails to swing a cat*

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Dec 9th 2014, 4:04 PM

# a serious girl

Daft advert seeks 'a serious girl' to share studio apartment

No messers.

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Dec 1st 2014, 10:27 AM

# fear

A quarter of rental tenants in Ireland are afraid they'll lose their home

A large proportion of the population want to start their own households but cannot afford to.

9.0k

Dec 1st 2014, 7:52 AM

# Rent

This comedy sketch perfectly captures the horrors of renting in Dublin

“Originally a holding cell for illegal immigrants…”

7.7k

Dec 1st 2014, 7:22 AM

Voices

Opinion: Six things that need to change in Ireland's rental market

The rented sector as we traditionally know it is not keeping pace in terms of quantity or quality.

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Oct 30th 2014, 8:00 AM

# For Rent

Can You Guess The Rent On These Dublin Flats?

How well do you know the rising rental market?

54.9k

Oct 18th 2014, 9:30 AM