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Students' union pleads with homeowners to rent a spare room

An urgent appeal has been made to homeowners to rent out a room to students by a students' union to help avoid what it describes as a “higher education catastrophe”. The students’ union at University College Dublin (UCD) said as a result of the ...

22 Aug 2022 at 10:44

National News

Housing crisis deepens as rents soar by over 9pc

The pressure on the housing rental market has increased further as costs for new tenancies rose by 9.2pc in the first three months of this year when compared to the same period last year, the latest rent index report shows. The latest jump is ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:33

Derry News

Relations frosty as war of words over rent cut heats up between People Before Profit and SDLP

A row over rent cuts has broken out between People Before Profit (PBP) and the SDLP. Cllr Shaun Harkin of PBP and SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, have had a heated exchange of words following the controversy surrounding a rent cut and freeze ...

07 Mar 2022 at 16:44

Increase in rent prices branded ‘madness’ and ‘proves Government’s plan is failing’

Local News

Increase in rent prices is ‘madness’ and ‘proves Government’s plan is failing’

Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar has defended the Government’s housing plan after Sinn Fein criticised its subsidy scheme for developers and its failure to prevent rents from continuing to increase. Speaking in the Dail on ...

12 May 2022 at 15:06

Average rent cost levels ‘very worrying’ admits Taoiseach

National News

New tenancies rent levels ‘very worrying’ – Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has described the rent levels for new tenancies as “very worrying” and “not satisfactory”, blaming the rent costs on supply issues. Figures release by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows the average rent in new ...

27 Apr 2022 at 15:18

Northern Ireland

Average UK house price leaps by 15.5% annually in biggest jump in 19 years

The average UK house price leapt by 15.5% annually in July, marking the biggest increase in 19 years, according to official figures. The percentage increase was around double the rate recorded in June, when the typical property ...

14 Sept 2022 at 12:08

National News

Rents for new properties increase by over 8 per cent nationally

New rents increased nationally by 8.2% in the second quarter of 2022 over the same period in 2021, latest figures show. In Q2 2022, average rents for new tenancies in Dublin were €2,011 per month and outside Dublin ...

24 Nov 2022 at 12:43

Derry News

Durkan: Rent freeze shows the power Minister Hargey has - now she must use it to help more people in need

Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, says the rent freeze imposed by the Communities Minister shows that she has the power to do more for those in need. While he welcomed Deirdre Hargey's decision to freeze Housing Executive ...

16 Feb 2022 at 17:32

Northern Ireland

20% of people ‘less confident than six months ago about paying rent or mortgage’

Renters, single people and the “squeezed middle” generation are particularly likely to have lost confidence in recent months in their ability to cover their housing costs, a survey suggests. The research was ...

24 Apr 2023 at 00:01

National News

New housing tenants face higher rents across the country

The price of renting a property for new tenants rose by almost 7% from July to September of last year, latest figures show. The latest Rent Index reports an 6.7% annual increase in rents for new tenancies ...

16 Mar 2023 at 11:09

Northern Ireland

Home-owning still cheaper than renting overall but difference reduced – study

The cost of a mortgage on a first home is typically around £42 per month cheaper than renting, but the difference has reduced and in some parts of the UK renting may be the less expensive option, ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Rents for new properties surge by 9% around the country

The average monthly rent in new tenancies in Ireland has now risen to €1,544, latest figures show. The national standardised average rent in new tenancies was €1,544 in Q1 2023, which is an ...

31 Aug 2023 at 14:11

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