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Dublin - Significant reduction in rents coming?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    Hubertj wrote: »
    i disagree, ive booked an air bnb for galway in september.
    my friends are coming over from uk next month and have booked an AirBnB up the road.
    Why do you think it wont happen?
    Are they going to go into quarantine for two weeks ,or are they going to disregard the law


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    Hubertj wrote: »
    i disagree, ive booked an air bnb for galway in september.
    my friends are coming over from uk next month and have booked an AirBnB up the road.
    Why do you think it wont happen?
    Are they going to go into quarantine for 2 weeks or are they going to disregard the law


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    zweton wrote: »
    Out of curiosity has anyone's landlord brought down your monthly rent? E.g your now on covid payment and were paying too much in the first instance.
    There are 2 chances of a landlord voluntarily reducing rent


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    brisan wrote: »
    Are they going to go into quarantine for two weeks ,or are they going to disregard the law

    We are not going to have quarantine forever. It’ll be gone in July or August as EU borders come down and quarantine free travel starts

    Problem for those relying on Airbnb income for the next year or so will be resurgences of the virus and temporary lockdowns around the place. That said, I would sooner do airbnb, even if income is interrupted, than have a bad tenant get to 6 months and claim part 4


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭TheSheriff


    I had posted earlier in the thread that we are leaving our apartment at the end of the month.

    Landlord but it up on a Friday and took it down on the Sunday; inundated with emails.

    Anyway, we had a couple over to view it this evening (they were the 1st ones) as we said we didn't want a mass of people walking through the apartment it would be appointment viewings only... to allow us to control them touching things etc.

    First couple took it.

    Landlord told us they got > 150 emails over a 1.5 day period.

    Still amazed this level of demand exists in the current circumstances... its a fairly good location, near the DART, reasonably priced (<1500e/1 bed) etc. but for all the doom and gloom around I thought it would be tumbleweed for a few months at least.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    Having to cover the mortgage alone on an investment property for a year or so would be par for the course (albeit this is an extreme event) but it is likely to only be until things can start to get back to normal into Q1 2020 (the relevance of Q1 2020 being the start of semester two in colleges and the start of the tourist season in spring). Not a long period in the grand scheme of things.

    Optimistic statement that
    Until a vaccine comes along things will not get back to normal


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    We are not going to have quarantine forever. It’ll be gone in July or August as EU borders come down and quarantine free travel starts

    Problem for those relying on Airbnb income for the next year or so will be resurgences of the virus and temporary lockdowns around the place. That said, I would sooner do airbnb, even if income is interrupted, than have a bad tenant get to 6 months and claim part 4
    Can you quote an official source for this
    i would be very interested in reading it


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    Can anyone explain how does it work in an RPZ when a new tenant moves in and the last increase was say 9 months earlier? Does the previous rent stay the same for 3 months & then the 4% review kicks in?

    The rent should stay the same for 3 months and then the review kicks in
    The vast majority of landlords ignore this rule
    You could always report the landlord


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,740 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    TheSheriff wrote: »
    Still amazed this level of demand exists in the current circumstances... its a fairly good location, near the DART, reasonably priced (<1500e/1 bed) etc. but for all the doom and gloom around I thought it would be tumbleweed for a few months at least.
    In central-ish Dublin €1500 is basically the bottom of the market for a decent (>35sqm, not room/studio) flat. Landlords of places less than that have tended to sell up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,513 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    brisan wrote: »
    not a chance in hell this will happen without a vaccine

    My bookings say otherwise.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    A lot of people are of the opinion that things are going back to normal in the near future
    We are going to have to live with a NEW NORMAL until a vaccine is found
    The Government have admitted that the foreign tourist season is wiped out
    Restaurant associations have said 90% of restaurants will not open under new regulations
    Retail shops will lay of over 50% of staff (supermarkets excepted ) while social distancing rules apply
    Live music venues are wiped out
    Theatres are wiped out
    Hotels will struggle to survive
    Pubs will lay off staff
    My local has 6 full time barmen and 4 part time
    Part timers are already gone and according to one barman 2 more full time barmen could go
    We have not seen one tenth of the effects of covid
    The Government is propping up the economy and when they stop doing that the full realisation will hit
    Airlines will lay off people in their thousands
    Foreign workers in the hospitality industry will not afford dublin rents on 205 euro a week dole payments and will return home
    We are only staring to sail into uncharted waters
    Dan O Brien of the Independent said the recession that will follow has the potential to make 2008 seem like a blip


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,513 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    brisan wrote: »
    A lot of people are of the opinion that things are going back to normal in the near future
    We are going to have to live with a NEW NORMAL until a vaccine is found
    The Government have admitted that the foreign tourist season is wiped out
    Restaurant associations have said 90% of restaurants will not open under new regulations
    Retail shops will lay of over 50% of staff (supermarkets excepted ) while social distancing rules apply
    Live music venues are wiped out
    Theatres are wiped out
    Hotels will struggle to survive
    Pubs will lay off staff
    My local has 6 full time barmen and 4 part time
    Part timers are already gone and according to one barman 2 more full time barmen could go
    We have not seen one tenth of the effects of covid
    The Government is propping up the economy and when they stop doing that the full realisation will hit
    Airlines will lay off people in their thousands
    Foreign workers in the hospitality industry will not afford dublin rents on 205 euro a week dole payments and will return home
    We are only staring to sail into uncharted waters
    Dan O Brien of the Independent said the recession that will follow has the potential to make 2008 seem like a blip

    And advice/regulations will change, a couple of weeks ago bars and hairdressers weren’t going to open until end of July or August, now there are discussions about reducing social distancing in accordance with WHO advice. It’s unlikely we will have tourists, but the bookings I am getting through Airbnb are Irish people who had planned to go abroad but are now holidaying in Ireland.

    Chill out a bit, community spread is at almost zero levels, shops have opened, people are going back to work. No it isn’t like it was in February, but there is more cause for optimism than there was a month ago.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭TheSheriff


    brisan wrote: »
    A lot of people are of the opinion that things are going back to normal in the near future
    We are going to have to live with a NEW NORMAL until a vaccine is found
    The Government have admitted that the foreign tourist season is wiped out
    Restaurant associations have said 90% of restaurants will not open under new regulations
    Retail shops will lay of over 50% of staff (supermarkets excepted ) while social distancing rules apply
    Live music venues are wiped out
    Theatres are wiped out
    Hotels will struggle to survive
    Pubs will lay off staff
    My local has 6 full time barmen and 4 part time
    Part timers are already gone and according to one barman 2 more full time barmen could go
    We have not seen one tenth of the effects of covid
    The Government is propping up the economy and when they stop doing that the full realisation will hit
    Airlines will lay off people in their thousands
    Foreign workers in the hospitality industry will not afford dublin rents on 205 euro a week dole payments and will return home
    We are only staring to sail into uncharted waters
    Dan O Brien of the Independent said the recession that will follow has the potential to make 2008 seem like a blip


    These are all "will have too"... you are speculating. We all are.

    Some people/businesses are making more money during this lockdown.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 boars


    Lads here is the stone cold truth, you might want to sit down.

    There won't ever be a vaccine for the coronavirus.

    You cannot vaccinate effectively against something which has several different strains. The last time I read it was about 21. You can bet it will be ten times the number of strains by the end of this year. You can vaccinate against a particular strain of the Coronavirus the same way as you can vaccinate against a particular strain of the flu. It might have some effect, but it depends on what strain becomes the most dominant and it’s not going to immunize the entirely country/world population because the Coronavirus isn't from the same family of viruses as measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, etc.

    There will be an economic hit- but we might not feel it until 4th quarter this year and the property market won’t feel it until as late as this time next year. There is no positive ending here, sorry to sound depressing but this is going to go on for a very long time- at least 2-3 years. In the meantime, the world will continue to hold its breadth over the summer in anticipation of a second wave in the autumn/winter. Sure, they might try open up in the meantime- but it won’t work.

    There will be economic fallout- and there won’t be a v-shape recovery. Don't use the current stock market metrics as a gauge- it is broken. Everyone I know thinks they are smart buying stocks right now- even Digiro has a two-week signup waiting list because of demand. America is crazy printing money through quantative easing attempting to prop up the markets as well. Hertz just went 10x after filing for bankruptcy- if that doesn't tell you the market is broken, I don't know what will.

    Sit tight and don't spend your money on a new yearly rental contract/ buying a house for at least 12 months if you can. Patience is a virtue in this market. It can remain irrational for a long time


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    boars wrote: »
    lads here is the stone cold truth, you might want to sit down.

    There wont ever be a vaccine for the coronavirus.

    You cannot vaccinate effectively against something which has a number of different strains. The last time I heard it was about 21. You can bet it will be 10x the number of strains by the end of the year. You can vaccinate against a particular strain of the Coronavirus the same way as you can vaccinate against a partiuclar strain of the yearly flu. It might have some effect, but its not going to immunize the entirely country/world population because this isn't from the same family of viruses as measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, etc etc.

    There will be an economic hit- but we might not feel it until 4th quarter this year and the property market wont feel it until as late as this time next year. There is no positive ending here, sorry to sound depressing but this is going to go on for a very long time- at least 2-3 years. In the meantime the world will continue to hold its breadth over the summer until autumn and we see whether we start getting a second wave. Sure, they might try open up in the meantime- but it wont work.

    There will be economic fallout- and there wont be no v-shape recovery. This is the start of the great depression of our time. Don't look at the stock market as a gauge. It is broken- everyone I know thinks they are smart buying stocks right now- even Digiro has a two week signup waiting list. America is crazy printing money trying to prop up the markets as well. Sit tight and don;t spend you're money on a new rent contract/ buying a house for at least 12 months.

    But some lads think its going to be OK once we open up

    https://news.bitcoin.com/ecb-recession-europe/


    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.w...outputType=amp

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.f...c-19e8b22dad3c

    https://www.centralbank.ie/news/arti...0-3-april-2020

    https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1189832.shtml


    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.t...r2020/%3famp=1

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.i...574%3fmode=amp

    Who to believe ???
    A whole list of experts or some lads on the internet


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    boars wrote: »
    lads here is the stone cold truth, you might want to sit down.

    There wont ever be a vaccine for the coronavirus.

    You cannot vaccinate effectively against something which has a number of different strains. The last time I heard it was about 21. You can bet it will be 10x the number of strains by the end of the year. You can vaccinate against a particular strain of the Coronavirus the same way as you can vaccinate against a partiuclar strain of the yearly flu. It might have some effect, but its not going to immunize the entirely country/world population because this isn't from the same family of viruses as measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, etc etc.

    There will be an economic hit- but we might not feel it until 4th quarter this year and the property market wont feel it until as late as this time next year. There is no positive ending here, sorry to sound depressing but this is going to go on for a very long time- at least 2-3 years. In the meantime the world will continue to hold its breadth over the summer until autumn and we see whether we start getting a second wave. Sure, they might try open up in the meantime- but it wont work.

    There will be economic fallout- and there wont be no v-shape recovery. Don't look at the stock market as a gauge- it is broken. Everyone I know thinks they are smart buying stocks right now- even Digiro has a two week signup waiting list because of demand. America is crazy printing money trying to prop up the markets as well. Hertz just went 10x after filing for bankruptcy- if that doesn't tell you the market is broken I don't know what will.

    Sit tight and don't spend your money on a new yearly rental contract/ buying a house for at least 12 months if you can. Patience is a virtue in this market. It can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

    how many retailers have gone bang in the last few weeks ??
    Debenhams ,Coast ,Monsoon ,Accesorize.Forever 21
    The list will only keep growing


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    brisan wrote: »
    Can you quote an official source for this
    i would be very interested in reading it

    No, just common sense. We ain’t going to continue with quarantine when other EU countries have all dropped it for European travel and travel from other low infection places.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭TheSheriff


    PommieBast wrote: »
    In central-ish Dublin €1500 is basically the bottom of the market for a decent (>35sqm, not room/studio) flat. Landlords of places less than that have tended to sell up.

    Ah ok, again I'm in my echo chamber. It was snapped up anyway !


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    TheSheriff wrote: »
    Ah ok, again I'm in my echo chamber. It was snapped up anyway !

    The 2k per month apartment in Kilmainham beside mine went in a day. I thought it was overpriced and had a conversation about that with my friends who own it. But it went as soon as was listed, and that was a month ago right in the middle of COVID. It wasn’t even that nice.....north facing and dark interiors


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭frw5


    90 million people per year extra on the planet every year, one entire Germany of surplus, how do you think prices/rent / corporation stock is going to ever go down?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    frw5 wrote: »
    90 million people per year extra on the planet every year, one entire Germany of surplus, how do you think prices/rent / corporation stock is going to ever go down?

    I wonder how Germany ,Holland .France and the rest of the modern world cope ??


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭TheSheriff


    boars wrote: »

    There won't ever be a vaccine for the coronavirus.

    You cannot vaccinate effectively against something which has several different strains. The last time I read it was about 21. You can bet it will be ten times the number of strains by the end of this year. You can vaccinate against a particular strain of the Coronavirus the same way as you can vaccinate against a particular strain of the flu. It might have some effect, but it depends on what strain becomes the most dominant and it’s not going to immunize the entirely country/world population because the Coronavirus isn't from the same family of viruses as measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, etc.

    This is incorrect and frankly just scaremongering.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭frw5


    brisan wrote: »
    I wonder how Germany ,Holland .France and the rest of the modern world cope ??
    Are they?

    https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/images/8/87/House_prices_and_rents_%E2%80%93_EU27_-_Index_levels_%282007_%3D_100%29%2C_2007Q1-2019Q4.png

    I do however agree they are coping with the quality of build and supporting infrastructure a lot better. I can understand the supporting infrastructure is lacking in Ireland since there are no road connections to anyone, but quality of build or lack of it is beyond me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,513 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    TheSheriff wrote: »
    This is incorrect and frankly just scaremongering.

    Vaccines are developed in response to infectious pathogens, the poster is correct, the virus has mutated, a strain that effects children has been identified and there has been a new outbreak in China of a altered strain from the original in Wuhan. So unless you know something that the Scientists don’t, it is probable that mutated coronavirus could be with us indefinitely.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭brisan


    Dav010 wrote: »
    Vaccines are developed in response to infectious pathogens, the poster is correct, the virus has mutated, a strain that effects children has been identified and there has been a new outbreak in China of a altered strain from the original in Wuhan. So unless you know something that the Scientists don’t, it is probable that mutated coronavirus could be with us indefinitely.

    Agreed
    The common cold is a coronavirus and no vaccine for that has been developed
    Before anyone says the common cold does not kill

    https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-changed-after-europeans-killed-indigenous-americans-2019-2?r=US&IR=T


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭Scuid Mhór


    boars wrote: »
    Lads here is the stone cold truth, you might want to sit down.

    There won't ever be a vaccine for the coronavirus.

    You cannot vaccinate effectively against something which has several different strains. The last time I read it was about 21. You can bet it will be ten times the number of strains by the end of this year. You can vaccinate against a particular strain of the Coronavirus the same way as you can vaccinate against a particular strain of the flu. It might have some effect, but it depends on what strain becomes the most dominant and it’s not going to immunize the entirely country/world population because the Coronavirus isn't from the same family of viruses as measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, etc.

    There will be an economic hit- but we might not feel it until 4th quarter this year and the property market won’t feel it until as late as this time next year. There is no positive ending here, sorry to sound depressing but this is going to go on for a very long time- at least 2-3 years. In the meantime, the world will continue to hold its breadth over the summer in anticipation of a second wave in the autumn/winter. Sure, they might try open up in the meantime- but it won’t work.

    There will be economic fallout- and there won’t be a v-shape recovery. Don't use the current stock market metrics as a gauge- it is broken. Everyone I know thinks they are smart buying stocks right now- even Digiro has a two-week signup waiting list because of demand. America is crazy printing money through quantative easing attempting to prop up the markets as well. Hertz just went 10x after filing for bankruptcy- if that doesn't tell you the market is broken, I don't know what will.

    Sit tight and don't spend your money on a new yearly rental contract/ buying a house for at least 12 months if you can. Patience is a virtue in this market. It can remain irrational for a long time

    Please refrain from spreading misinformation and/or discussing matters you - clearly - have no understanding of whatsoever.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭TheSheriff


    Dav010 wrote: »
    Vaccines are developed in response to infectious pathogens, the poster is correct, the virus has mutated, a strain that effects children has been identified and there has been a new outbreak in China of a altered strain from the original in Wuhan. So unless you know something that the Scientists don’t, it is probable that mutated coronavirus could be with us indefinitely.

    Hello, Scientist here! Who happens to work for a large Pharma MNC working on a vaccine....one of several companies pumping billions into development.

    Do you know something I should let my bosses know? That they are wasting all that money?

    Polyvalent vaccines are not some great unknown.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,513 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    TheSheriff wrote: »
    Hello, Scientist here! Who happens to work for a large Pharma MNC working on a vaccine....one of several companies pumping billions into development.

    Do you know something I should let my bosses know? That they are wasting all that money?

    Polyvalent vaccines are not some great unknown.

    Go ask your boss in the morning if the vaccine they are working on will inoculate against future mutated strains.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Mod Note

    please take the vaccine discussion to the appropriate forum.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭global23214124


    I've been on the hunt for a 1 bed apartment for a while and found one for 1300. I did the same search last year and couldn't see anything below 1500 unless it was a **** studio. Supply has definitely gone up with expats moving home as Dublin rent is expensive, airbnbs opening back up for rental etc. Places seem to be quicker to respond as well and follow up with you to see do you have any interest. It will be short lived when people start travelling back for work and stuff.


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