Rents and house costs to keep going up, Chartered Surveyors forecast says

Rents will continue to rise strongly this year by 5% and house prices will rise 2%, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has forecast, as shortages of affordable housing continues to drive the market.

The projections come as the issues of housing and homelessness continue to be hotly debated topics in the election campaign.