Revealed: County by county rent increases with fewer than 1,400 properties available

With the average monthly rent now estimated to stand at €1,524, just 712 homes were available in Dublin to rent at the beginning of the month. Picture: iStock

Fewer than 1,400 homes were available to rent at the beginning of February, with the shortage of homes countrywide pushing rent inflation to a two-year high.

That's according to the latest rental price report from Daft.ie, which found there were just 1,397 homes available to rent at the beginning of the month.