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  • 12-07-2011 12:08pm
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    Duke Leonal Felmet
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    I have been searching around for a place to rent lately, Im quite happy with my current abode but I thought maybe I could get more for my money now that rents are supposed to be falling. Nope, same old overpriced, underfurnished shoeboxs. I would say that the vast majority of stuff that I have seen on daft would be rightly described as disgraceful.

    Some things havent changed, I guess. Thoughts?


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    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,438 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    Did you try negotiating rents? I've found every landlord willing to drop the price when asked when we were looking about 3 months ago


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    Duke Leonal Felmet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭Duke Leonal Felmet


    RedXIV wrote: »
    Did you try negotiating rents? I've found every landlord willing to drop the price when asked when we were looking about 3 months ago

    Yeah, I will probably ask my current landlord. But I am astonished at how bad most places are still. I mean, IKEA is just down the road, you could kit a place out for a very reasonable price but instead its some fellas dead gran's furniture with a run-down kitchen and a bedroom with no place for your clothes and they are asking for a grand.

    Laughable.


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    bensonx
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭bensonx


    i agree
    when i was searching for a place the things i were shown were unreal!
    i cant believe people live like that
    one place was literallt someone elses basement, i cant describe the smell
    the onlt bed was a pull down one of the wall outside the 'bathroom'
    and this guy wasnt a bit ashamed at asking 800 a month!!


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    dublinsd
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    Hi guys..been renting flats in Dublin for 10 years. The standard in general is typically Irish..a bloody joke! There are a few nice ones on daft, just hang in there..changes daily.
    Landlords now though will drop prices but not a hole lot..maybe 50 a month.


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