A long and slow-moving queue of dozens mostly young people who stood in line for hours to look at a rental property has caught the attention of online commentators after it was posted by blogger Conor Finn.
Finn, who was waiting in line to see the property in Drumcondra himself, wrote: “This is what a house viewing now consists of in Dublin. Over 100 people waiting in line for a rental property”.
This is what a house viewing now consists of in Dublin.
Over 100 people waiting in line for a rental property pic.twitter.com/JqyjdhBAoK— Conor Finn (@TheConorFinn) August 16, 2022
He posted the photo at 8.44 pm, but almost an hour later had given up on a chance to view the rental property, saying the queue had hardly budged.
“An hour later and I’ve left the queue after no real movement or chance of viewing the house tonight. People were still joining the end of the queue as I left,” he wrote.
An hour later and I’ve left the queue after no real movement or chance of viewing the house tonight.
People were still joining the end of queue as I left pic.twitter.com/EBRozByoXk— Conor Finn (@TheConorFinn) August 16, 2022
Another man in the queue said that the lengthy wait and size of the line showed that Ireland is “no country for young people.”
“The queue for a 3 bed terrace house in Drumcondra. No country for young people,” tweeted Ben O’Donnell.
https://twitter.com/BenODonnellO/status/1559693286054453252
Many of the responses agreed, saying the situation was “shameful”.
“With young people paying such high rents for every longer periods of time There is no chance they will be ever able to purchase a house. In 30 years we are going to have a huge problem when they retire and can’t pay rent and they own no home,” wrote one man.
Rent continues to soar in Ireland, with young people and families increasingly feeling they are priced out of the market.
The latest DAFT.ie report shows the extent of the problem – with all quarters in Dublin showing average rents above €2,000 per month.
Source: DAFT.ie