The average rent in the county is €1,482 per month.
Rents in Kildare have risen by 8% over the last year, and are now 111% higher than their lowest point
That's according to the latest report by Daft.ie, for Quarter 2.
It shows the average rent in the county is €1,482, up 2.1% on the fist three months of the year
Nationally, rents have increased by 5.6%, which Daft.ie says is "the strongest year-on-year increase since mid-2019".
Supply remains an issue all over Ireland - 2,455 rental homes were available across the country in the study period. This is lowest number on record
The number of homes available to rent in Ireland hit an all-time low at the start of August, according to the latest Daft Rental Report. https://t.co/qpQsNEtMbH
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) August 9, 2021
But, Ronan Lyons, economist at Trinity College Dublin and author of the Daft report, says attempting to ban rent increases won't actually solve the problem:
Ronan Lyons joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today for an extended interview on the report.
While a group representing auctioneers and property valuers, says there's a lot of uncertainty in the rental market.
Pat Davitt, Chief Executive of the IPAV, says the Government need to do more to reassure landlords:
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