3,140 rooms to rent & 8,500 houses to rent -what 'homeless' crisis

dudara wrote: »

There is an element of this, yes, but there’s also no denying that rents are exorbitantly high in Dublin, this putting homes out of reach of many people. This rental crisis is impacting lower paid employees, but is also reaching upwards and impacting salaried people who wouldn’t previously have experienced this.

When you see Daft ads showing rooms crammed full of bunk beds, you have to despair. This is a far more complex problem than “forever homes”

in dublin.


They can however move elsewhere.
There is no crisis, just an excess in demand for dublin properties which does not exist elsewhere. Plenty of houses in Longford. Cheap too.

ELM327 wrote: »

in dublin.


They can however move elsewhere.
There is no crisis, just an excess in demand for dublin properties which does not exist elsewhere. Plenty of houses in Longford. Cheap too.

So let me see,

I work in Dublin and make €2500 a month,
If I move out of Dublin it will cost me €800 a month travel.
Plus 4 hours per day in traffic.
And still paying €1500 a month rent.

Where do you suggest the extra money required will come from??

cfuserkildare wrote: »

So let me see,

I work in Dublin and make €2500 a month,
If I move out of Dublin it will cost me €800 a month travel.
Plus 4 hours per day in traffic.
And still paying €1500 a month rent.

Where do you suggest the extra money required will come from??

Not everyone rents alone.
I live in north meath, 45 mins from work in Dublin.
Mortgage 400 pm on a 3 bed.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I believe the answer you will be furnished with is, upskill get a better paying job. Easy to say but not so easy to do.

No, just use realistic figures not screeched nonsense to rent 1500 per month 2 hours from Dublin

ELM327 wrote: »

in dublin.


They can however move elsewhere.
There is no crisis, just an excess in demand for dublin properties which does not exist elsewhere. Plenty of houses in Longford. Cheap too.

That simply does not suit everyone. If you take for example people employed in the services/hospitality industry generally poorly paid and working long/unsocial hours. They simply can’t afford the commute (timewise or coastwise).

It’s easy to say people should move further out, and that makes sense for some people, but not all. Dublin is a capital city and requires lots of people to work here to provide all the services we take for granted. They also have to live here. It’s not just for the denizens of leafy D4.

dudara wrote: »

That simply does not suit everyone. If you take for example people employed in the services/hospitality industry generally poorly paid and working long/unsocial hours. They simply can’t afford the commute (timewise or coastwise).

It’s easy to say people should move further out, and that makes sense for some people, but not all. Dublin is a capital city and requires lots of people to work here to provide all the services we take for granted. They also have to live here. It’s not just for the denizens of leafy D4.

These people should get jobs elsewhere.
It is not realistic to expect someone on 24k to be able to afford to rent in dublin alone.

ELM327 wrote: »

These people should get jobs elsewhere.
It is not realistic to expect someone on 24k to be able to afford to rent in dublin alone.

You completely missed point.

But i'll put it to you this way, if everyone who does a job for 24k or less in Dublin moves out.

Who then does those jobs?

I'm on 25k at the minute, luckily got an apartment 3 years ago and haven't been given the boot by the landlord yet, so it's only 1500 pm (Sharing so 750 each).

The same apartments in my complex if rented now all exceed 2000, which would be impossible for me.

When it comes to it, I'll most likely have to move out and commute (finding another job isn't an option for me).

Anywhere within a decent commute is now feeling the pressure of the move outs from Dublin, so the rent is increasing by the month in areas like Meath, Kildare, Wicklow.

Of course, if I was on the brink of becoming homeless, a 3 hour bus journey to Wexford would be the preference but it will severely affect my quality of life.

If I could move my job out of Dublin, i'd be gone with it in a heartbeat but as someone has nodded to already, Dublin is full to the brim with 24 - 32k jobs, which just about allow for renting in the place, as long as you don't plan on doing anything else.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

So everyone should move to Longford , rents in Longford and house prices are on the rise due to Center Parcs. I also notice you say you pay a 400 month mortgage, easy suggestions from you to be honest.

yes because I moved to north meath as I realised we could not easily afford to live in dublin, despite us being what most "bang the drum socialists" would describe as well off.