DUBLIN - Sharing a studio flat in Dublin with two other people, Greek security guard Aris complains about the housing crisis that forces him to live in cramped conditions. "It's not humane conditions to live in Dublin," said 42-year-old, who moved to Ireland three years ago. Rocketing prices have impoverished renters and pushed families into homelessness, leading to weekly protests in the streets of Dublin by affordable housing campaigners. At one point this year, the property site Daft.ie said there were just 1,258 properties available for long-term rent in Dublin, while Airbnb offered 1,419 short-term lets. "There's such a pent-up demand for housing across all the tenures, that people are desperate," said John-Mark McCafferty, head of housing charity Threshold.

Source: Bangkok Post December 23, 2018 03:11 UTC