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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| Full Description | Address of the Place | View Place on Map | View This Place's Price History |
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| Landlord was excellent- easy to work with, issued repairs in a timely manner, and negotiated with building owner to install dishwashers in units. Caretaker was very friendly and made repairs quickly. The building's common areas were maintained and cleaned regularly. The unit itself was great- 80% newly renovated when we moved in and furnished well. The livingroom was a bit draughty due to the entire wall facing the balcony being made of glass windows and doors. Sound isolation from the main corridor was also not so great. The area that the apartment is located in is not great at all- a lot of violence and petty crime takes place near there. There's constant dog droppings on the sidewalks and trash pulled out of the bins by the seagulls. It's smack in city centre which makes it really well-connected to all public transport, restaurants and shops, but I wouldn't recommend it to single women due to the amount of anti-social behaviour nearby. | Apartment 10, Montgomery House, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1, Dublin | View Place on Map | View This Place's Price History |
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