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Controversial rent reforms are hurtling down the track

On Tuesday, the Cabinet approved an outline of new rental rules which are due to replace the current arrangements for tenants and landlords at the end of the year.

Business • 20 Oct

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Average rents for new tenancies up 5.5% in Q1 - RTB

The average rents for new tenancies nationally rose by 5.5% annually to €1,696 in the first three months of the year.

Business • 12 Sep

Q&A: What's in the Government's rent control plans?

Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and author of the Daft.ie Rent Report Ronan Lyons spoke to RTÉ's Morning Ireland about the Government's plan for national rent controls.

Ireland • 11 Jun

The rate of increase is marginally slower than the 6.8% rise recorded in 2023

Advertised rents rose by 5.7% in 2024 - Daft.ie report

Advertised rents rose by an average of 5.7% last year, according to the latest report by property listings website Daft.ie.

Ireland • 24 Feb

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland 's new report reflects a renewed optimism among chartered commercial surveyors in the sector

Positive outlook for commercial property assets - SCSI

A new survey from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has forecast a 1.4% rise in average prime office rents this year, with capital values rising by 1%.

Business • 20 Feb

The OECD has warned against the re-introduction of tax incentives to stimulate house building

Rents should be freely adjusted between tenancies - OECD

Rents should be freely adjusted between tenancies in a significant change to existing restrictions, a major new report on Ireland by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended.

Business • 12 Feb

Average rent for existing tenancies was highest in Dublin at €1,829 per month and lowest in Leitrim at €726 per month

Rent up by 8.1% annually for new tenancies

The standardised average rent has increased by 8.1% for new tenancies nationally and by 5.9% for existing tenancies between Q1 2023 and Q1 2024.

Ireland • 12 Sep 24

7,880 second hand homes were sold in the first quarter of this year, a 10.4% decrease compared to the opening quarter of 2023

Annual second-hand home prices up by 5.5%

New figures from estate agent Sherry FitzGerald show that the average value of second-hand homes in Ireland saw a 1.8% increase in the second quarter of 2023.

Business • 27 Jun 24

The survey found the costs of new tenancies increased by 9.1%, over the course of 2023

New tenants paying significantly more for rent - RTB

New renters are paying significantly more per month than those with existing tenancies, according to a new report.

Ireland • 02 May 24

The purpose of the RTB's Rent Index is to measure rental price developments faced by those taking up new tenancies in the private rental sector

9% hike in average monthly rent in year to March - RTB

Average rents in newly registered tenancies continued to rise in the first three months of the year, the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board suggest.

Business • 31 Aug 23

Dublin recorded the lowest vacancy rate at 1.2% (file pic RollingNews.ie)

National average residential vacancy rate falls to 4%

83,662 residential properties were recorded as vacant in the final quarter of last year, according to a new report by GeoDirectory.

Business • 31 Jan 23

Rents up 82% in Ireland since 2010, with EU average 18%

Average rents in Ireland have increased by more than 82% over the past 12 years compared to the EU average of 18%, according to figures published by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

Business • 06 Dec 22

The standardised average rent in newly registered tenancies stood at €1,464 a month in the second quarter of 2022, new figures show today

8.2% annual increase in rents for new tenancies - RTB

The latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show the standardised average rent in newly registered tenancies stood at €1,464 a month in the second quarter of 2022.

Business • 24 Nov 22

Market rents are now more than double the low of €765 per month seen in late 2011

Market rents rise as supply hits new low - daft.ie

Market rents in the first three months of the year were almost 12% higher than they were in the same period last year, according to the latest report from property website daft.ie.

Business • 12 May 22

Irish Residential Properties REIT has 3,829 homes to rent in its portfolio

I-RES REIT's profits and revenues for 2021 rise

The State's largest property owner, Irish Residential Properties REIT, has reported higher profits and revenue for 2021 and said it continues to see robust demand continuing over the long term.

Business • 23 Feb 22

The Parliamentary Budget Office had found the cost of housing here is 'severely unaffordable'

'Collapse' in home ownership among young adults

Home ownership among adults of prime working age has "collapsed" since the financial crisis, according to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Business • 13 Jan 22

The Daft.ie report says the national average house price in 2021 was €290,998

Property prices rose by almost 8% in 2021 - report

Property prices rose by almost 8% in 2021, and there was an urban-rural divide according to new data released by the property website Daft.ie.

Ireland • 30 Dec 21

Rents nationwide rose by 8.3% in the third quarter of 2021 - the highest level of growth since the rate of 8.4% reported at the end of 2017

Rents nationwide see highest growth rate since 2017

Rents in the third quarter of this year saw the highest national growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2017, new figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show.

Business • 17 Dec 21

Rent cap would be set below the level of inflation

Cap on rents to be introduced soon - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien will introduce a cap on rents in the next few weeks.

Budget 2022 • 13 Oct 21

The second quarter of 2021 saw the highest national growth rate for rents since the first quarter of 2019, the latest RTB index shows

Rents nationally rise by 7% in second quarter - RTB

Rents nationwide grew by 7% on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2021, the latest rent index from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows today.

Business • 30 Sep 21

Hibernia REIT's portfolio value slips 4.4%

Hibernia REIT has reported a loss after tax of €25.2m for the year to the end of March while the value of its portfolio slipped 4.4% to total €1.427 billion.

Business • 26 May 21

In Dublin, rents were down 3.2%, while in the rest of the country rents were 7.1% higher, according to the report

Rents fall in Dublin, rise elsewhere - Daft report

Monthly asking prices for rents in Dublin dropped in the first three months of this year, but increased elsewhere - according to the latest rental report from property website daft.ie.

Business • 12 May 21

Rental prices in Ireland rose by 61.8% over the last ten years - the third highest increase in the EU

European rents up 15%, house prices up 28.6% since 2010

Irish house prices rose in line with the EU average of 28.9% over the past decade, according to figures published today by Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency.

Business • 08 Apr 21

Dublin had the highest rents in the fourth quarter of 2020 where the average price was €1,745 per month, up 2.1% year-on-year

Rents nationwide rise by 2.7% in fourth quarter

Rental prices increased by 2.7% nationally to stand at an average of €1,256 a month by the end of last year, according to the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board.

Business • 24 Mar 21

Shopping centre operator Hammerson has given a formal warning about threats to its ability to continue as a going concern

Hammerson's losses soar as virus hit property values

Shopping centre operator Hammerson has today posted a £1.7 billion loss for 2020 and gave a formal warning about threats to its ability to continue as a going concern.

Business • 12 Mar 21