Pandemic may have fuelled higher rent increases outside Dublin

The number of people quitting Dublin during the pandemic has spurred rent increases elsewhere, according to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).

Rents rose 7% between March 2020 and March 2021 compared with 2% in the capital.

Kilkenny is now seeing the biggest jumps rising 12.3% while Clare, Galway and Mayo all saw 10% jumps.

The Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) have questioned how rents outside of Dublin could rise by 7% when rent pressure zones in many such places limit increases to 4%.

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