The number of homes available to rent has fallen close to historic lows, while rents have increased sharply just as the economy emerges from the restrictions of the pandemic, according to figures from property website Daft.ie.
Rents are hitting new highs across the country, we get some insight from Rory Hearne Assistant Professor Social Policy at Maynooth University and /Author 'Housing Shock'.
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