Rental availability in the North West, or lack thereof, has been laid bare in the latest Daft report.
Rents in the three Ulster counties rose 17.3% year-on-year, reflecting a sharp fall in availability – just 45 homes were available to rent on November 1, the lowest on record.
In Donegal, rents were on average 19.7% higher in the third quarter of 2021 than a year previously – the average listed rent in the county is now €784, up 61% from its lowest point.
Author of the report Ronan Lyons doesn’t foresee much change in the time ahead: