The quarterly RTB/ESRI Rent Index tracks price developments in the Irish rental market over time. It is based on RTB tenancy registration data that is independently analysed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
It provides the most accurate picture of the average rents for new and existing private tenancies in Ireland. The index uses regulatory data to track rent paid for all new registered tenancies, regardless of how they were advertised. The index is also unique in its ability to track trends in rent paid for all existing tenancies registered with the RTB in each quarter.
The index compares a sample of all tenancies registered in one quarter with those registered in the previous quarter and the same quarter one year previously. The report provides a standardised average rent which controls for differences in the property characteristics that make up the sample in each quarter.
This page contains RTB/ESRI Rent Index reports. To view or download Rent Index data sets and charts, visit our RTB Data Hub section.