Generation Rent

Short supply, picky landlords, higher rents: just some of the obstacles students will face in the scramble to find accommodation

Tomorrow will see the Leaving Cert class of 2016 receive their first-round college offers from the Central Applications Office. And then the practical business of figuring out the logistics of college life will begin in earnest.

The first big question for many students is: where will they live?

In an already tight rental market, the next few weeks will be even more chaotic as students scramble to secure accommodation ahead of the start ...