The average rent in Donegal for new tenancies has increased by 18%.
According to the Residential Tenancies Board’s latest Rent Index, the average rent in the county in the first quarter of this year was €764, up from €646 during the same period last year.
The figure is up 5% when compared to figures from the last quarter of 2021.
The national annual increase in rents for new tenancies in the first quarter of 2022 was 9.2%.