At least three quarters of properties advertised for short-term lets are either empty or underoccupied at any given time, stark new figures have revealed. It comes as new homelessness figures revealed that nearly 17,000 people were in emergency accommodation in November. Bed spacesThey also prepared a table comparing the number of short-term let nights sold, based on “experimental statistics” provided by Eurostat, and the number of bed spaces available. In January, there were 4.2m bed spaces available, but just 185,354 short-term let nights sold. The percentage of nights sold increased to 10.45% in February and continued to grow throughout the spring months.

Source: Irish Examiner January 03, 2026 14:30 UTC