Places to rent?

Tyrant^

Hi everybody !

Im hoping to move out of my parents place this year after 22 years

Im looking to rent a 2 bedroom apartment somewhere around tallaght, dublin or even east kildare....(starting new job soon, 24k salary)

Ive been looking on various property sites and wondering are these prices negotiable ? The cheapest I could find would be €750+

And of course there are the other costs involved : Bills, maintenance... anything else ?

Thanks for your help

Idbatterim

Tyrant where will you be working? You seem to have a very large search area... and ofcourse the rent prices are negotiable!

colm_c

750 is a fairly big chunk of your monthly salary OP.

24k works out at ~1800 a month after tax, so it's over 40% of your monthly take home!

Most people on a salary of that range would be renting in a house/apartment share in close proximity to work/play. It would work out about half of what the 2 bed place would go for.

In terms of other expense:

- electricity
- ntl
- possibly gas
- possibly telephone
- possibly internet

JuliusCaesar

Waste charges
contents insurance
tv license

Jo King

Relax. He's not moving out for another 22 years. He might be earning more by then.