Nationwide rents in the final quarter of 2021 are an average of 10.3% higher than that of the previous year.

The average rent nationally is now €1,524, at the beginning of February there were only 712 available rental properties in Dublin.

Kate English, Chief Economist and Head of Ireland Research and Insights – Cushman and Wakefield, Karl Deeter, Irish Mortgage Brokers and Pat Davitt, CEO, Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers joined the Last Word to discuss.

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