Comments on: Student Seeks Living Space http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: David http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-149682 David Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:39:16 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-149682 What a plonker... When I was a student in Dublin ('til June 2005) I lived in a student complex in Blackhall Place, right next to the LUAS I paid $450 and the place was truely amazing - I did share with another student but we had each an en-suite bathroom. You just have to know where to look. What a plonker… When I was a student in Dublin (’til June 2005) I lived in a student complex in Blackhall Place, right next to the LUAS I paid $450 and the place was truely amazing – I did share with another student but we had each an en-suite bathroom.

You just have to know where to look.

]]> By: dingbat http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-113111 dingbat Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:43:37 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-113111 I needed a place for 3 months last spring and ended up basically lying my way into student-only housing in Tallaght of all places. But there I was, an American postgrad student who couldn't afford shit, looking for a very specific housing situation for 500 or less a month, and entirely unable to do anything but email household after household on daft.ie looking for a short-term sharing situation. Which was completely unsuccessful for three months, until I happened upon a lovely Canadian girl who needed a roommate for precisely the dates I required and didn't mind me lying to the landlord. I've never wished so hard that I actually passed for 22. And yes, Dervla, I had to fight tooth and nail for two months after I was back in the States to get my deposit back. Fortunately, the whole weakening-of-the-dollar thing totally worked in my favor, as it had gone down so low in the interim as to even out all the fees for an international bank transfer! :) I needed a place for 3 months last spring and ended up basically lying my way into student-only housing in Tallaght of all places. But there I was, an American postgrad student who couldn’t afford shit, looking for a very specific housing situation for 500 or less a month, and entirely unable to do anything but email household after household on daft.ie looking for a short-term sharing situation. Which was completely unsuccessful for three months, until I happened upon a lovely Canadian girl who needed a roommate for precisely the dates I required and didn’t mind me lying to the landlord. I’ve never wished so hard that I actually passed for 22.
And yes, Dervla, I had to fight tooth and nail for two months after I was back in the States to get my deposit back. Fortunately, the whole weakening-of-the-dollar thing totally worked in my favor, as it had gone down so low in the interim as to even out all the fees for an international bank transfer! :)

]]> By: Dervla http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-112928 Dervla Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:08:14 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-112928 Welcome to dublinblog Jacques. Its sad to see that student accommodation hasn't gotten any better since my days of slumming it in Rathmines circa early 90's. Infact it seems to have gotten worse - from an availability and liveability point of view. Its such a shame that theres no standards landlords have to adhere to. I heard a radio programme recently which said that non-payment of deposits to tenants by landlords accounted for the biggest number of claims in the Small Claims Court. Its disgraceful. Welcome to dublinblog Jacques. Its sad to see that student accommodation hasn’t gotten any better since my days of slumming it in Rathmines circa early 90′s. Infact it seems to have gotten worse – from an availability and liveability point of view. Its such a shame that theres no standards landlords have to adhere to. I heard a radio programme recently which said that non-payment of deposits to tenants by landlords accounted for the biggest number of claims in the Small Claims Court. Its disgraceful.

]]> By: Charl http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-112920 Charl Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:43:30 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-112920 We had the same experience and we are a young professional married couple. I could not believe how agents would judge us based on our appearance during these so called public viewings. It is like a cattle market :) Luckily we eventually found a nice place and are moving next week. We had the same experience and we are a young professional married couple. I could not believe how agents would judge us based on our appearance during these so called public viewings. It is like a cattle market :) Luckily we eventually found a nice place and are moving next week.

]]> By: Marieke http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-112844 Marieke Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:34:11 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-112844 Great post Jaques! Looking for affordable accommodation is really tuff. Especially for students. But us 'young professionals' face pretty much the same difficulties. Seriously overpriced apartments where you'll have various species of Funghi for roommates. Huge competition with people who are in the same boat as you. And landlords who can pretty much ask any price for their rundown shack 'in excellent condition'. I would like to see a nationwide research into rent prices and also some rules and regulations around this. Having to pay half of your salary towards your rent does not exactly add to your quality of life... Great post Jaques!
Looking for affordable accommodation is really tuff. Especially for students. But us ‘young professionals’ face pretty much the same difficulties. Seriously overpriced apartments where you’ll have various species of Funghi for roommates. Huge competition with people who are in the same boat as you. And landlords who can pretty much ask any price for their rundown shack ‘in excellent condition’.
I would like to see a nationwide research into rent prices and also some rules and regulations around this. Having to pay half of your salary towards your rent does not exactly add to your quality of life…

]]> By: Jaime http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/comment-page-1/#comment-112786 Jaime Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:53:37 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2007/09/27/student-seeks-living-space/#comment-112786 Hi. I recently looked for housing as a couple and it was quite competitive as well, Even with both of us working we decided we couldn't afford to live in the inner city and have moved to Dublin 5. Are you looking outside the center as well? I'll be interested to find out how you go looking next month or when you get to it. I saw a lot of pretty places available for single people to share. Good luck, Jaime. Hi. I recently looked for housing as a couple and it was quite competitive as well, Even with both of us working we decided we couldn’t afford to live in the inner city and have moved to Dublin 5. Are you looking outside the center as well? I’ll be interested to find out how you go looking next month or when you get to it. I saw a lot of pretty places available for single people to share.

Good luck,
Jaime.

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