Whats the going rate?

lost marbles · 07-02-2008 2:40pm #1

just a quick question it dos,nt concern myself but i was talking to two girls in my taxi and they were telling me they pay 850 euro a month for one room and share a double bed in a shared appartment in dublin city center .
i thought this was a total rip off and was just wondering what the going rate is for dublin cc ??

Moonbeam · 07-02-2008 3:52pm

www.daft.ie will give you a good idea.

Rent in Dublin is crazy,rent in Dublin city centre is really crazy.

lost marbles · 07-02-2008 5:10pm

Moonbeam wrote: »

www.daft.ie will give you a good idea.

Rent in Dublin is crazy,rent in Dublin city centre is really crazy.

so its about the going rate all i can say is those landlords are greedy effers

thanks for that they seemed like nice girls fresh from the country who i thought were being ripped off but imo all those rents are way over what should be paid

heathersonline · 07-02-2008 6:54pm

we got a leaflet in the foor this evening (in Clondalkin), Large double bedroom for €600pm, pretty decent I thought

jdivision · 08-02-2008 12:05am

lost marbles wrote: »

imo all those rents are way over what should be paid

It's a free rental market here with essentially no rent control so this is the result.

Moonbeam · 08-02-2008 9:02am

heathersonline wrote: »

we got a leaflet in the foor this evening (in Clondalkin), Large double bedroom for €600pm, pretty decent I thought

Really?
I can't detect if that is sarcasm or not.

Ste.phen · 08-02-2008 12:23pm

It's almost certainly sarcasm. I'd want to be living in a palace if i was paying 600 for a room in a shared house with any more than 1/2 other people.

microgirl · 08-02-2008 12:37pm

Igy wrote: »

It's almost certainly sarcasm. I'd want to be living in a palace if i was paying 600 for a room in a shared house with any more than 1/2 other people.

I hope you're not looking to rent a well-appointed room in Dublin any time soon then, because €600 for a large double is pretty common. Now, rooms at that price are usually very nicely decorated, and/or in new builds where recent owner-occupiers are trying to cover the mortgage. A small or shabby room at that price is taking the piss. But unless you want to live out in D15 or D24, €500-600 is what you're looking at for a double room in a shared house or apartment.

Oh, and that *is* only with maybe two other tenants. Not 5. Those rooms are cheaper

Victor · 08-02-2008 8:55pm

lost marbles wrote: »

they pay 850 euro a month for one room and share a double bed in a shared appartment in dublin city center .

Thats €425 each which isn't bad. That it is shared with others is the problem - I suspect they negotiated a bad deal with the others.

Supercell · 08-02-2008 9:03pm

I'm continually staggered at how rent has gone in Dublin these days.

I used to work in McDondalds flipping burgers about 15 years ago and could afford a nice flat in Clarinda Park in Dun Laoghaire.

I could rent a similar place to today but there wouldnt be much fun money left over, and I'm a long long way from flipping burger salary these days.

How the hell do people just out of college afford to even rent a gaff of their own these days??!!

Its totally crazy!!