Rent prices across the Shannonside region have risen close to ten percent in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same time last year.
A new housing report from property website Daft.ie shows that rent in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon has shown significant increases when compared to the same period in 2020.
A focus on working from home, change in employment status and housing supply has seen a renewed interest in property in rural Ireland.
The average rent in Roscommon currently stands at €783, up over 9 per cent since 2020.
Leitrim has seen rent increase by 8 per cent, with prices around €655, while Longford's rent is up 6.3 per cent with rentals costing €782 on average.
Nationally, Dublin has seen rent levels fall from pre-pandemic highs with prices slowly increasing again as the country begins to reopen.
Economist at Trinity College Dublin & author of The Daft.ie Report, Ronan Lyons says the Shannonside Region is seeing significantly increased demand.
