House-hunting in 2022: Ignoring the mould and ensuring you keep your deposit

Irish Examiner journalist, Ellen O'Regan, who after two months of searching finally moved into a room in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane

Hunting for a room to rent at the moment is sort of like looking for something to eat in a near empty fridge. Open the door, have a look at the few grim options, give up for a while, lower your standards and repeat until you’re able to ignore the mould.

After two months of searching on the mean streets of Cork’s rental market, I’ve finally found a room, and survived to share the step-by-step guide to signing a lease on your own slice of rental paradise.