Rents for new tenancies in Clare jumped by more than 10% in the third quarter of last year.
The latest Rent Index Report from the Residential Tenancies Board, shows renters in new tenancies in Clare were forking out just over 981 euro a month on average, up from 932 euro in the same period the previous year.
For renters in Ennis, that number jumped to €1,070 between July and September last year, Shannon wasn’t far behind with the monthly cost at €1,047. In Killaloe it was €977 and in Ennistymon renters paid out €804.
The three Government party leaders are meeting this evening to discuss their response to a Sinn Féin motion calling for the eviction ban to be extended until January.
Threshold CEO John Mark McCafferty says the implementation of rent pressure zones in rural areas could help alleviate rising rents.
