The website HowMuchRent.com is championing a fairer and more transparent ecosystem for renters. Tenants openly share their rental experiences, building a database of historical rents and first-hand property insights. Given that rent is often the most significant monthly expense for individuals, HowMuchRent.com endeavours to provide renters with crucial context before making a new place a home. We are committed to preserving the narrative of countless rental stories, both positive and negative, that would otherwise remain untold.
Unlike platforms that primarily serve landlords, HowMuchRent.com is built with the tenant at the forefront. We offer a comprehensive view of the rental market, featuring historical rental prices, detailed property reviews, and ratings. We invite everyone navigating the Irish rental market to join our mission of promoting transparency and accountability by contributing their reviews and rents to HowMuchRent.com Our dedication to fostering a culture of transparency aims to mitigate the challenges posed by less reputable participants in the Irish rental sector.
Our efforts are particularly concentrated on Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs). We’ve identified over 1,000 properties charging rates over 2% in recent months, underlining our commitment to advocating for fair pricing. In an innovative move, we've transcribed over 15,000 Residential Tenancies Board judgements. This allows users to determine if a landlord or tenant has previously been involved in legal disputes, such as issues concerning deposit returns, evictions, or unpaid bills. While these reports are publicly available on the RTB website in PDF format(meaning that Google does not index the reports), we uniquely integrate them into our platform, making them accessible and viewable on HowMuchRent.com.
We firmly believe that rental charges and deposit handling require reform. We advocate for all rents charged by landlords to be public information and for tenants deposits to be held in escrow. The RTB was mandated to offer a Rental Deposit scheme 9 years ago(https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41315608.html), yet no action has been taken since. We continue to push for these changes to ensure a fairer rental market for all. Thanks for joining us.
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| Pros: Great location. The kitchen is modern and was only just getting refurbished when we moved in, in 2016 so we were the first to use it. Landlord let us have last month free rather than give back our deposit. Cons: The apartment itself is small but fine for a young couple who work outside of the home. It would be too small for a couple who work from home. The bathroom is an en-suite so guests have to walk through your bedroom to use it, and it’s not tiled (laminate flooring). Use of the washing machine/dryer is shared with other 3 apartments within the house and needs to be paid with coins in order to use. There was a mould problem in the bedroom when we lived there but the landlord fixed this in 1 day. Rent was paid in cash so no evidence of payments. | 111, Connaught Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, Dublin | View Place on Map | View This Place's Price History |
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