A new report says rental scarcity is a “national problem” and highlights how rental costs are increasing across the country. It points to average market rents reaching €2,204 per month for a two-bedroom apartment nationwide.
The Belfast Telegraph and the Irish Mirror both frame the issue as affecting the wider housing market rather than isolated local areas. While the outlets emphasize the scale of the rental shortage, they rely on the same underlying national rental figures reported in the study, using the two-bedroom average as a key indicator of affordability pressure.
Both accounts focus on the economic impact of limited rental supply and elevated rents, presenting the report as evidence that demand for rental homes is outstripping availability. Neither source disputes the figures cited, and both describe the situation in terms of nationwide housing conditions rather than a single city or region.
