There are only 18 one bedroom apartments to rent in Dublin below €1,200 per month as the date for eviction ban lift looms closer and thousands of people receive eviction notices.
Threshold has released data to Dublin Live which revealed 1,502 residents in Dublin alone have contacted them regarding their termination of tenancy between November, 2022 and March, 2023. The highest number of termination cases was at the start of the year while the lowest number was in December. The charity organisation has also received 410 general termination queries in that period.
The eviction ban will come to an end on March 31, leaving thousands of families looking for new homes. Horror stories about tenants terrified of becoming homeless for the first time in their lives have started emerging, with an interactive map detailing eviction stories around the country.