Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

Kermit.de.frog

Graces7 wrote: »

There is an entire thread on this already " Funny Flats to rent" . You will love it.

Thanks. I never even noticed that thread! :eek:

Good stuff.

Please close/merge.

edit: these aren't funny though

seamus

Graces7 wrote: »

There is an entire thread on this already " Funny Flats to rent" . You will love it.

To be fair, this isn't funny this is downright depressing.

The one in the OP, I get the feeling that this is specifically aimed at people of a certain nationality who may be willing to tolerate such cramped conditions.

effin bleak though. There's barely enough room for one person in that.

Ray Palmer

A relative charges an extra €50 a month for an apartment with 3 bedrooms in south city centre. The RPZ stops her putting up the rent.

Where is Chinatown in Dublin?

Kermit.de.frog

Can be quite upfront when no Irish need apply. They might know their rights. https://twitter.com/Lamfada_0/status/1203420706165469186

Ray Palmer

Ray Palmer wrote: »

A relative charges an extra €50 a month for an apartment with 3 bedrooms in south city centre. The RPZ stops her putting up the rent.

She can put it up by 4%.

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Where is Chinatown in Dublin?

Moore Street.

Ray Palmer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

She can put it up by 4%.



Moore Street.

No she can't only every 2 years.

Moore street is not Chinatown. We don't have a Chinatown in Ireland. A shop called that doesn't count and certainly listing it as close by is odd

TheW1zard

Parnell Street is China town. Food is yum

charlietheminxx

Ray Palmer wrote: »

No she can't only every 2 years.

Moore street is not Chinatown. We don't have a Chinatown in Ireland. A shop called that doesn't count and certainly listing it as close by is odd

I presumed they meant Parnell St? There are a lot of Chinese businesses around there. I still wouldn't call it Chinatown though.

whisky_galore

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Thanks. I never even noticed that thread! :eek:

Good stuff.

Please close/merge.

edit: these aren't funny though

Bleak yes, funny definitely not.

I think we stopped laughing a long time ago.

Get Real

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

This would be hilarious if it wasn't so serious and dangerous.


https://twitter.com/DubRentWatch/status/1219267191054458880

3 people? :eek:

Incidentally every month this twitter account posts images and details of shoddy rentals for offer mostly in Dublin.


It's amazing that substandard rentals can be just willfully put on credible rental websites. That one on daft.ie.

I have not gone through all the examples on that twitter account alone but if you go through it it is pretty disturbing.

What's the worst property to rent you have come across in Ireland in advertisements or even one you have seen yourself?

That is MENTAL ! Not even a studio apartment, a double room with some cabinets and a microwave thrown in. Still have to use the bathroom of the apartment. 6 or 7 years ago, while place would have went for less than that.

Tuff Gong

LirW wrote: »

That one is good, 400 plus bills living a slimmed down version of the Harry Potter life.

The open can of cheap beer on the locker is a nice touch...

eviltwin

https://www.newstalk.com/news/pods-shared-bedrooms-advertised-rent-dublin-951397

How about a good for 130 quid a week

Kermit.de.frog

What if you get stuck in your pod? Does it also act as an easily removable coffin?

Ted_YNWA

Mod - threads merged

Graces7

Oh I agree and I did nto name the thread.And often thought as you are doing

But there are after all at least three meanings to "funny"; funny=humourous, funny = peculiar and funny= downright odd or peculiar/suspicious as in !" a funny business". It is a versatile word...

Most of these will fall into these 3 categories

There was one that had a tree growing through it!

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't funny this is downright depressing.

The one in the OP, I get the feeling that this is specifically aimed at people of a certain nationality who may be willing to tolerate such cramped conditions.

effin bleak though. There's barely enough room for one person in that.

inforfun

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't funny this is downright depressing.

The one in the OP, I get the feeling that this is specifically aimed at people of a certain nationality who may be willing to tolerate such cramped conditions.

effin bleak though. There's barely enough room for one person in that.

This thread is part II
The original OP was in 2011 when things were different.
Situation has changed so yeah... thread title might be due a change too.

seamus

My post was merged in from another thread, so I wasn't referring to the original start of this thread

2ndcoming

The Funny name hasn't fit in a long time. Maybe it's time for a freshen up of the title. Here's a few options -

Mental Rentals

Rentals of Late Capitalism

Down & Out in Ennis and Dublin

Gimme All Your Money (All Your Hugs & Kisses Too)

inforfun

Ah.... That is to make it even more confusing then.

But ...housing situation is ****ed. We can agree on that i suppose

HeidiHeidi

2ndcoming wrote: »

The Funny name hasn't fit in a long time. Maybe it's time for a freshen up of the title. Here's a few options -

Mental Rentals

Rentals of Late Capitalism

Down & Out in Ennis and Dublin

Gimme All Your Money (All Your Hugs & Kisses Too)

99% of the thread these days refers to property for sale anyway. Recent posts being the exception.

check_six

2ndcoming wrote: »

The Funny name hasn't fit in a long time. Maybe it's time for a freshen up of the title. Here's a few options -

Mental Rentals

Rentals of Late Capitalism

Down & Out in Ennis and Dublin

Gimme All Your Money (All Your Hugs & Kisses Too)

Posted this fully two years ago:

Every day I see this thread pop up I wonder when someone will petition to have the title changed to:
"Bleak depressing price inflated Houses/Flats to rent, or how our future is being robbed from us"

I preferred it when the places were genuinely absurd like the Marilyn Monroe house, or that one in the North with the see through bath in the conservatory overlooked by the whole neighbourhood (and the 'fleg' motifs everywhere, naturally).

I don't know what the despair emoji is, but we could use it now.

Who remembers how crazy the Marilyn Monroe house was?

miamee

Suspiciously fond of red for all downstairs rooms...then it all becomes clear. The house comes complete with a Man Utd room.

https://www.daft.ie/12378848

The Nal

miamee wrote: »

Suspiciously fond of red for all downstairs rooms...then it all becomes clear. The house comes complete with a Man Utd room.

And that awful pinewood.

Can we stop it with the pinewood please everyone?

Graces7

Some of the best (!) ones are for sale so that needs to be reflected in the title? Something more generic? A parody version of " Home sweet home"?

colm_mcm

Needs more external sockets.
6 isn’t nearly enough.

I’m guessing the place is lit up like Vegas at Christmas.

Ted_YNWA

inforfun wrote: »

This thread is part II
The original OP was in 2011 when things were different.
Situation has changed so yeah... thread title might be due a change too.

2ndcoming wrote: »

The Funny name hasn't fit in a long time. Maybe it's time for a freshen up of the title. Here's a few options -

Mental Rentals

Rentals of Late Capitalism

Down & Out in Ennis and Dublin

Gimme All Your Money (All Your Hugs & Kisses Too)

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

99% of the thread these days refers to property for sale anyway. Recent posts being the exception.

Thread title updated. It is not just rentals that are being posted here.

Should that be, Who'd want to live in a house like this?

Answer (in most cases) no one!

Princess Calla

check_six wrote: »

Posted this fully two years ago:



Who remembers how crazy the Marilyn Monroe house was?

The owner of that house was on "first dates" as far as I can remember.

Graces7

Thank you ! Now I have something to search for in the long, sleepless nights! I love looking at houses

Bobblehats

miamee wrote: »

Suspiciously fond of red for all downstairs rooms...then it all becomes clear. The house comes complete with a Man Utd room.

https://www.daft.ie/12378848

Garish? Gaudy..