The average cost of renting an apartment in Laois has increased once again, according to the latest report from Daft.ie.
In Laois, the average rent of a three-bedroom house in the third quarter of 2025 was €1,719, up 12.1% on a year ago.
Nationally, market rents rose by an average of 1.7% in the third quarter of 202, the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents.
Market rents are now one third higher than their pre-covid levels and two thirds higher than their Celtic Tiger peak in late 2007.
The average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment nationwide, between June and September, was €2,080.
There were just over 1,900 homes available to rent nationwide on November 1.
This is down 21% year-on-year and less than half the average for the period 2015-2019. In Dublin, the stock of homes to rent is down by almost one third, year-on-year.
The report shows that rental inflation remains lower in Dublin than the national average, with prices rising by 2.7% in the capital compared to 4.3% nationally.
In Cork city, rents are up 9.3% year-on-year, while in Galway and Limerick cities, rents are up by 6%. In Waterford city, rents are up 11.4% year on year. Outside the cities, the rate of inflation is just above 5%.
With the Daft.ie Report celebrating twenty years, this latest report sees a revamped report, with an updated methodology and new metrics on room rents, as well as rentals of full properties.
Measures of rents on a like-for-like basis over time area available, nationally and regionally, extending back to the early 2000s – for both full properties and for room rentals.
The average monthly rent for one bedroom apartment in Laois is €1,104, up 5.6% from last year.
€1,431 (Up 10.7%), is the average for a two-bedroom apartment while €1,344 (Up 9.2%) is the average for a two-bedroom house.
A three-bedroom house is €1,719 (Up 12.1%) while a four-bedroom house will set you back €1,895 (Up 8.5%).
The average rent for a double room in a house is €622 while adding an ensuite brings it to €689.
A double room in an apartment with an ensuite is €749 while a single room in a house with no ensuite is €514.
