Best strategy to rent a room/house in Dublin?

whellman1030

I'm trying to rent a room or an apartment, but most people put there only emails, no phone numbers, and most of them don't reply.

Should I try to hire an agent since I can't waist much time on this?

Or is it there any better strategy?

January

Moved from Dublin City to Accommodation & Property.

Popescu

whellman1030 wrote: »

I'm trying to rent a room or an apartment, but most people put there only emails, no phone numbers, and most of them don't reply.

Should I try to hire an agent since I can't waist much time on this?

Or is it there any better strategy?

I always found rentals by checking the newspapers and asking around neighborhoods. Do not pay more than 35% of your income on rent.

athtrasna

whellman1030 wrote: »

I'm trying to rent a room or an apartment, but most people put there only emails, no phone numbers, and most of them don't reply.

Should I try to hire an agent since I can't waist much time on this?

Or is it there any better strategy?

Lots of reasons to only put an email address, just keep trying.

We don't really have agents here to find you somewhere to live, particularly in a shared accommodation situation. You really have to put in the legwork yourself.

hfallada

Popescu wrote: »

I always found rentals by checking the newspapers and asking around neighborhoods. Do not pay more than 35% of your income on rent.

Paying an extra hundred or two in Dublin is the different between living in a 21st Century tenant in a horrible (I will literally live anywhere, but some places in Dublin I wont touch) and a decent apartment in a nice safe area.

Daft is only chance of finding a place. Most LLs dont give number as in experience 80% of calls for questions answered in the ad like how much is the rent? When is it available? People will generally think twice before writing an email Generally if you give the impression that are you too needy or demanding a LL will delete your email.

Renting in Dublin is a numbers game. You just have to keep emailing and emailing. Agents generally make shady LLs look professional. But on the plus side they tend to get **** rents for places, so you might get an apartment or house super cheap from them

Santa Cruz

There is a tenant database on Daft for people seeking accommodation. Some landlords source their tenants there as it save the hassle and cost of advertising