New Daft.ie Report Shows Rents Rising Faster Outside Of Dublin

A new Daft.ie report shows the average rent paid in Ireland is over €1,400.

The latest Daft.ie rental report shows national rents rose by an average of 0.9%.

It means the average rent stood at €1,414 - the most expensive place to rent was in south county Dublin, almost 2,200 while the cheapest was in Leitrim at just over 620.

Prices in Dublin did drop, by an average of 3.3%.

In Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities prices rose by between 3.9 to 5.6% - Kerry's rents jumped by almost 10%.

Prices in the garden county have seen an increase of 4.8% in the last year, with the average rent now at €1,484.

The report also shows that rents in the capital and our other main cities are still twice as expensive than a decade ago.