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Rental price in Dublin a disgrace!!

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    #2
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,916 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The newspaper in the photos of that rental is from October 2008.
     (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/regulator-requests-new-business-plans-from-six-banks-1.900207 is the headline story)

    Take your own assumptions about why its not been rented for that long!


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    rgmmg
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭rgmmg


    Pricey alright.

    Looks like whoever is renting it out has plenty of cash too - there's a single copy of the Irish Times in every room.


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    Stacksey
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭Stacksey


    I viewed a place which was advertised as a one bed in Phibsboro, it was €900 a month for a small room with a couch, a bed, a cooker and a toilet, its a nightmare if your looking for somewhere that doesnt involve sharing!!


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    #5
    athtrasna
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    Mod note

    Let's ease off the sensationalist language please


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    #6
    johnnyskeleton
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    Stacksey wrote: »
    Is it getting out of hand? are people paying rent and struggling for the rest of the month?

    You could get a nicer place in the suburbs for cheaper:

    http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/balbriggan/bl589-harbour-view-balbriggan-dublin-1585642/

    I'm not trying to justify current rents on an objective basis, but it is what it is and people have to make choices.


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    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    That place seems to be on the market months, I find it odd that they are still looking for that amount of money.


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    #8
    Neon_Lights
    Registered Users Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭Neon_Lights


    Remember a time when you could rent a house anywhere in the country affordably?


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    Stacksey
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭Stacksey


    What % of your salary do people generally spend on rent?


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    Stacksey
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭Stacksey


    Lux23 wrote: »
    That place seems to be on the market months, I find it odd that they are still looking for that amount of money.

    Somebody will eventually bite


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    ec18
    Registered Users Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭ec18


    Neon_Lights wrote: »
    Remember a time when you could rent a house anywhere in the country affordably?

    no actually........


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    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    I would say a few people did and then moved out again.


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    Saipanne
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    Stacksey wrote: »
    I viewed a place which was advertised as a one bed in Phibsboro, it was €900 a month for a small room with a couch, a bed, a cooker and a toilet, its a nightmare if your looking for somewhere that doesnt involve sharing!!

    I share with two others in a beautiful modern apartment in Clontarf, which is a great area to live. All for €550.

    I'd take that over what you're looking for any day. Perhaps sharing is the wise option here?


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    Stacksey
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭Stacksey


    Saipanne wrote: »
    I share with two others in a beautiful modern apartment in Clontarf, which is a great area to live. All for €550.

    I'd take that over what you're looking for any day. Perhaps sharing is the wise option here?

    Yes i think you are right, i'm not too old at 35 to house share i hope!!


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    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Stacksey wrote: »
    Yes i think you are right, i'm not too old at 35 to house share i hope!!

    I'm the same age, as are my housemates. You should be able to find your own age group out there.


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    athtrasna
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    Mod note

    Off topic and racist posts deleted.


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    draiochtanois
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    Sadler32
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Sadler32


    I am renting at the moment in clontarf. It is a one bedroom, for 1250 a month. I am in the process of buying a 4 bed house and the monthly repayment will be the same.
    I am just lucky I had my deposit saved before I started renting otherwise I could not afford to save and pay the rent....


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    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    I haven't a hope of saving for a deposit at the moment either. Someone will have to die before I get the money together.


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    Eugene Norman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,191 ✭✭✭Eugene Norman


    Saipanne wrote: »
    I'm the same age, as are my housemates. You should be able to find your own age group out there.

    Living with people when middle aged is only a temporary solution.

    At 35 it might sound reasonable. In 5 years time? In ten?


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    Eugene Norman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,191 ✭✭✭Eugene Norman


    Surely the rise in rent is due to supply vs demand? Is it impossible to discuss demand.


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    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Living with people when middle aged is only a temporary solution.

    In Dublin it can be the only and permanent solution if you are single unless you earn around 100k.


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,098 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Yeah It's ridiculous, and the places are actually shocking here as well, good ones are jsut over the top expensive.
    L1011 wrote: »
    The newspaper in the photos of that rental is from October 2008.
     (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/regulator-requests-new-business-plans-from-six-banks-1.900207 is the headline story)

    Take your own assumptions about why its not been rented for that long!
    It was probably rented fine, they just use the same old photos when re-renting.
    Stacksey wrote: »
    What % of your salary do people generally spend on rent?
    I think people say 30%, I'm thinking of changing to 50% to actually have somewhere nice enough.


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    Lucena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Lucena


    What's the reason for putting a newspaper in the photos?


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    draiochtanois
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    Neon_Lights
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Surely the rise in rent is due to supply vs demand? Is it impossible to discuss demand.

    Yeah its like saying cars dont contribute to emissions because you like cars, completely illogical


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,098 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Lucena wrote: »
    What's the reason for putting a newspaper in the photos?

    At the time to show that the pictures were recent, or else he kidnapped the apartment and wanted to show it was still alive. I assume nobody paid the ransom as it should be put out of it's misery.


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    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    Closed pending review


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