Housing crisis: Tenants spend 36% of income on rent 

Renters expressed concerns about affordability and security of tenure to researchers

Irish tenants spend, on average, 36% of their net income on rent, with a fifth of tenants renting because they can’t get a mortgage.

The statistics, contained in new research from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), also show that a majority of tenants (79%) describe their experience of renting in the private rental sector in general as ‘positive’ or ‘very positive’ with just 3% stating their experience has been negative.