Rents in the country soared by 13.7 per cent last year, the highest figure since Daft.ie began recording the data.

The average rent nationwide now stands at 1,700 euro.

There were just over 1,000 homes available to rent nationwide on February 1st, down over 20% on the same date last year.

In Limerick city, only nine properties were available to rent on that date.

Ronan Lyons from Daft.ie says the rental issue is now a massive national problem....