Rents rise 30 per cent in four years

Average outlay remains six per cent below peak prices

Rents soar but still remain below previous peak

Rents have risen 9.3 per cent year on year, according to the Daft Q3 rental report. The average nationwide monthly rent now stands at €964.

Rents rose by an average of 3.2 per cent between June and September, the largest three-month increase since early 2007.

Availability of rental homes, at just over 4,000, is at its lowest level since Daft's data series began ten years ago.

Average monthly rents in Dublin north county ...