Rental price in Dublin a disgrace!!

Stacksey

Is it getting out of hand? are people paying rent and struggling for the rest of the month?

I had a look at places in the Dublin 7 area and there's a few Bedsits that compare with mountjoy prison cells for €900 a month??

Check out this kip: http://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/phibsborough/5-cabra-park-phibsborough-dublin-1561193/

L1011

The newspaper in the photos of that rental is from October 2008.
(http://www.irishtimes.com/news/regulator-requests-new-business-plans-from-six-banks-1.900207 is the headline story)

Take your own assumptions about why its not been rented for that long!

rgmmg

Pricey alright.

Looks like whoever is renting it out has plenty of cash too - there's a single copy of the Irish Times in every room.

Stacksey

I viewed a place which was advertised as a one bed in Phibsboro, it was €900 a month for a small room with a couch, a bed, a cooker and a toilet, its a nightmare if your looking for somewhere that doesnt involve sharing!!

athtrasna

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johnnyskeleton

Stacksey wrote: »

Is it getting out of hand? are people paying rent and struggling for the rest of the month?

You could get a nicer place in the suburbs for cheaper:

http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/balbriggan/bl589-harbour-view-balbriggan-dublin-1585642/

I'm not trying to justify current rents on an objective basis, but it is what it is and people have to make choices.

Lux23

That place seems to be on the market months, I find it odd that they are still looking for that amount of money.

Neon_Lights

Remember a time when you could rent a house anywhere in the country affordably?

Stacksey

What % of your salary do people generally spend on rent?

Stacksey

Lux23 wrote: »

That place seems to be on the market months, I find it odd that they are still looking for that amount of money.

Somebody will eventually bite

ec18

Neon_Lights wrote: »

Remember a time when you could rent a house anywhere in the country affordably?

no actually........

Lux23

I would say a few people did and then moved out again.

Saipanne

Stacksey wrote: »

I viewed a place which was advertised as a one bed in Phibsboro, it was €900 a month for a small room with a couch, a bed, a cooker and a toilet, its a nightmare if your looking for somewhere that doesnt involve sharing!!

I share with two others in a beautiful modern apartment in Clontarf, which is a great area to live. All for €550.

I'd take that over what you're looking for any day. Perhaps sharing is the wise option here?

Stacksey

Saipanne wrote: »

I share with two others in a beautiful modern apartment in Clontarf, which is a great area to live. All for €550.

I'd take that over what you're looking for any day. Perhaps sharing is the wise option here?

Yes i think you are right, i'm not too old at 35 to house share i hope!!

Saipanne

Stacksey wrote: »

Yes i think you are right, i'm not too old at 35 to house share i hope!!

I'm the same age, as are my housemates. You should be able to find your own age group out there.

athtrasna

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draiochtanois

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Sadler32

I am renting at the moment in clontarf. It is a one bedroom, for 1250 a month. I am in the process of buying a 4 bed house and the monthly repayment will be the same.
I am just lucky I had my deposit saved before I started renting otherwise I could not afford to save and pay the rent....

Lux23

I haven't a hope of saving for a deposit at the moment either. Someone will have to die before I get the money together.

Eugene Norman

Saipanne wrote: »

I'm the same age, as are my housemates. You should be able to find your own age group out there.

Living with people when middle aged is only a temporary solution.

At 35 it might sound reasonable. In 5 years time? In ten?

Eugene Norman

Surely the rise in rent is due to supply vs demand? Is it impossible to discuss demand.

Captain Chaos

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Living with people when middle aged is only a temporary solution.

In Dublin it can be the only and permanent solution if you are single unless you earn around 100k.

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah It's ridiculous, and the places are actually shocking here as well, good ones are jsut over the top expensive.

L1011 wrote: »

The newspaper in the photos of that rental is from October 2008.
(http://www.irishtimes.com/news/regulator-requests-new-business-plans-from-six-banks-1.900207 is the headline story)

Take your own assumptions about why its not been rented for that long!

It was probably rented fine, they just use the same old photos when re-renting.

Stacksey wrote: »

What % of your salary do people generally spend on rent?

I think people say 30%, I'm thinking of changing to 50% to actually have somewhere nice enough.

Lucena

What's the reason for putting a newspaper in the photos?

draiochtanois

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Neon_Lights

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Surely the rise in rent is due to supply vs demand? Is it impossible to discuss demand.

Yeah its like saying cars dont contribute to emissions because you like cars, completely illogical

Tar.Aldarion

Lucena wrote: »

What's the reason for putting a newspaper in the photos?

At the time to show that the pictures were recent, or else he kidnapped the apartment and wanted to show it was still alive. I assume nobody paid the ransom as it should be put out of it's misery.

athtrasna

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