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Rents continue to surge in Kilkenny amid chronic shortage of housing: report

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

The house rental market in Kilkenny is reflecting the issues in the property market nationally at present as rents in the county continue to rise, new figures reveal. The latest Rental Price Report from Daft.ie reveals rents have increased on average by 6.1% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months, while stocks of rental properties […]

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Cost of renting a home in Kilkenny continues to rise despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Rents in Kilkenny continued to rise last year in spite of the pandemic, a new report reveals. The Residential Tenancies Board Rental Index Report shows the average price of renting in Kilkenny rose from €905.14 at the end of 2019 up to €918.88 at the end of 2020. The 1.8% rise in Kilkenny was the […]

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Home truths: how Kilkenny tenants can save €5,000 a year by buying their own place

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2020 Post a comment

Renters in Kilkenny could save more than €5,000 by getting themselves on the property ladder. The latest rental price report from Daft.ie reveals people in Kilkenny renting one, two, and three bedroom properties are paying up to more than double the mortgage payment the landlord pays on that property. It’s not all good news for […]

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Rents in Kilkenny tumble as result of pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 Post a comment

A long period of rising rents in Kilkenny has come to an end, new figures reveal. Rents in Kilkenny showed a year-on-year increase of more than 6% but have tumbled since the Covid-19 crisis set in. The latest report from Daft.ie finds that, even before the Covid-19 crisis, rents nationally had started to fall. It follows […]

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Kilkenny landlords no longer able to rent out other properties on Airbnb

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

LOCAL landlords will no longer be able to rent out second properties through Airbnb after a clampdown by Kilkenny County Council. The local authority is taking a hardline stance after the Government unveiled new rent rules earlier this week. Kilkenny owners of buy-to-let properties, which are not their primary residence, will now have to get […]