Number of empty houses falls 50%

EMPTY houses in Dublin have halved over the last 18 months as owners push to rent their properties.

This news comes as reports say that in Cork rental demand is “particularly strong” with Savills saying there is close to full occupancy in the city centre.

Savills tracks the number of empty houses and apartments in each new development and has noted a very significant drop in figures in Dublin since March 2010.