Generation Rent: 'Owning a home has more to do with luck than hard work' 

Renters tell Sarah Horgan the cost, the precarious nature of being a tenant, the lack of affordable options and the fact they can never see a situation where they will be able to buy their own home is leaving them crippled with anxiety

Andrew Kennedy is facing moving back in with his parents in rural Limerick if he can't find a place to rent in Cork City. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Andrew Kennedy is a 30-year-old IT professional and is facing eviction. He must quit the house he shares on Cork's northside in May, giving him just a couple of weeks to find somewhere new. If he can't, he will have to return to live with his parents in a rural part of Limerick.

Kelly-Anne Healy is 37 years' old, works full time, but is forced to live in her childhood bedroom in Blackpool. She worries about the impact  living at home has on her parents, and says trying to get on the housing ladder as a single person is even more challenging.