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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

The national standardised average rent increased from €1,239 in the third quarter of last year to €1,256 in the third quarter of this year

Rents grew nationally by 1.4% in third quarter

New figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show that the annual growth rate in rents has remained below 2% for two consecutive quarters for the first time since late 2012.

Business • 21 Dec 20

The latest RTB index shows that the standardised average rent in Dublin stood at €1,709 and €928 outside of Dublin

Rent levels see lowest pace of growth since 2012 - RTB

Rents fell by 0.6% nationally between the first and second quarters of the year to stand at €1,226 from €1,233, the latest rent index from the Residential Tenancies Board shows.

Business • 29 Sep 20

Minister Darragh O'Brien has asked that the full powers and resources of the RTB are brought to bear in the case

Minister orders investigation into Dublin eviction

The Minister for Housing has ordered an investigation into an eviction of nine tenants from a property in Dublin last week.

Politics • 17 Aug 20

Darragh O'Brien said the bill balances the need to protect those affected by the pandemic with the need to respect property rights

New bill will protect tenants until January - O'Brien

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has told the Dáil that a bill to help tenants who have lost income due to Covid-19 will provide further protections until 10 January 2021.

Coronavirus • 28 Jul 20

RTB also saw a significant decline in the number of tenancies registered with it during the Covid-1 lockdown

Rental prices moderate amid Covid-19 crisis

The annual growth rate of rents declined significantly during the lockdown after the Government introduced a rent freeze, new figures show today.

Business • 16 Jul 20

The average monthly cost of rent nationally is now over €1,200

Signs of rent stabilisation in Dublin and Cork - RTB

Average monthly rents across the country rose by 8.2% during the third quarter of this year but some signs of stabilisation in Dublin and Cork City has emerged.

Ireland • 18 Dec 19

Tom Dunne, chairman designate of the RTB, was speaking to the Oireachtas Housing Committee

Fear of difficult tenants driving landlords away - RTB

The chairman designate of the Residential Tenancies Board has said the fear of difficult tenants is one of the reasons why "accidental" landlords are getting out of the market.

Politics • 15 Oct 19

The new Rent Pressure Zones include all of Meath and Louth and Limerick's metropolitan area

19 new Rent Pressure Zones across 11 counties

Nineteen new locations have been designated as Rent Pressure Zones from today, following reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act.

Ireland • 02 Jul 19

Navan and Limerick City East to both be designated Rent Pressure Zones

Rents rise nationally by 7%, signs rate slowing - RTB

New figures show that nationally rents in the last three months of last year were almost 7% higher than during the same period of 2017.

Business • 28 Mar 19

The index says there are 1,778 fewer landlords today than there were three years ago

Rents rising but number of landlords falling - report

The cost of renting a home in Ireland continued to rise between July and September, according to new data.

Ireland • 13 Dec 18

331 disputes over rent reviews, mostly in rent pressure zone areas, were referred to the RTB this year

Many landlords 'deliberately breaching law' - RTB

Scores of landlords are "deliberately breaching the law" and attempting to increase rent by more than 4% a year, in areas designated as rent pressure zones, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.

Ireland • 18 Nov 18

The total number of people in emergency accommodation in August was 9,527

Murphy 'does not think' homeless crisis has peaked

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has told the Oireachtas Committee on Housing he does not think the homeless crisis has peaked.

Politics • 27 Sep 18

Report shows the standardised national average rent increased €77 year-on-year over the second quarter of 2018

Latest figures show 7.6% increase in rents annually

Rents grew at a rate of 7.6% nationally in the second quarter of 2018, particularly in and around urban centres, according to the latest rent index from the Residential Tenancies Board.

Rent • 28 Sep 18

Over 90% of tenants were fully or partially refunded their deposits with the RTB's help

RTB report shows increasing demand for its services

The Residential Tenancies Board last year said there was a significant increase in the number of people contacting it last year.

Ireland • 13 Jul 18

The report is based on actual rents paid, as opposed to asking prices

Rise in average rental prices slowing - report

Average rental prices rose by 6.4% nationally over the year to the fourth quarter, according to a new report from the Residential Tenancies Board.

Ireland • 21 Mar 18

Average rent for new tenancies has increased by €91 from a year a go

Rents at levels 7% higher than peak

The latest Residential Tenancies Board rent index shows that the average rent for new tenancies nationally rose by just under 10% in the third quarter of this year, when compared with the same period last year.

Ireland • 20 Dec 17

The guidelines also outline what constitutes "substantial refurbishment"

Tenants and landlords given guidelines on rent rules

Landlords and tenants seeking clarity on whether properties are exempt from caps on rent increases in designated Rent Pressure Zones will be able to look to new guidelines from the Residential Tenancies Board.

Ireland • 23 Nov 17

More than half of all tenancies across the country are now covered by Rent Pressure Zones

Tenancy board sees 160% increase in rent review cases

The Residential Tenancies Board has seen a 160% increase in the number of cases being taken by tenants in relation to rent, since the introduction of the 4% cap in rent pressure zones last year.

Ireland • 30 Aug 17

The overall 1.5% fall in rents in Dublin in the last quarter by was driven mainly by a fall in rents for apartments

Dublin rents fall 1.5% between January and March - RTB

Rents in Dublin fell by 1.5% in the first three months of this year, according to data from the State's Residential Tenancies Board.

Business • 15 Jun 17

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