Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford are now the most expensive counties to rent in the South East.

Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford are now the most expensive counties to rent in the South East.

The three are among 13 counties in the country with average rents of more than €1,000 per month.

The latest figures from the Residential Tenancies board reveal there was a 9% increase in rent prices across the country last year compared to 2020.

Waterford saw one of the highest increases at nearly 25%, with Kilkenny seeing a rise of 8.3% to give an average monthly rent of €1,037.

Carlow saw a hike of 17.8% between 2020 and 2021 putting the average monthly rent there now at €1,103.

And Wexford had a hike of nearly 16% with an average of 977 per month- and in Tipperary they’re up 9.5% to 841.