A new survey from Daft dot ie shows rents have increased ahead of the introduction of rent controls.

It says rents went up by over three per cent between July and Sept - making it the largest quarterly increase since the peak in 2007.

The national average was 964 euro.

That means tenants are paying an extra 82 euro compared to the same time last year.

Supply is at its tightest level on record with just over 4-thousand properties available to rent on November 1st.

Economist with Daft Ronan Lyons believes landlords raised their prices when they heard new rent controls were on the way: