The RTB Rent Index, Q1 2026

Key findings: 

• The national standardised average rent in new tenancies stood at €1,839 in Q1 2026.
• The year-on-year growth in standardised average rent for new tenancies increased to 9.1 per cent in Q1 2026, up from 5.4% in Q4 2025.
• The national standardised average rent for existing tenancies rose by 4.2% annually to €1,513 per month in Q1 2026.
• The number of new tenancies registered and used in the New Tenancies Rent Index sample in Q1 2026 was 13,019.
• The number of existing tenancies used in the Existing Tenancies Rent Index sample in Q1 2026 was 46,510.