Irish abroad: How much rent do you pay as a deposit?

Ireland's biggest private landlord is now asking tenants for two months' rent as a deposit. Tenants will have to find an average of about €3,000 to pay up-front for properties rented from Irish Residential Properties Reit (Ires Reit), which owns 2,400 apartments in greater Dublin.

Two-bed apartments in the company’s new Maple development in Sandyford, south Dublin, are being rented at €2,570, with one-bedroom apartments costing €1,950.

Irish Times Abroad would like to hear from readers living overseas. What are rent rules like where you live? How do prices compare to Ireland? How much are you expected to pay as a deposit? And what tenancy rights do you get in return? If you are considering moving back from overseas to live here, would the high rental costs, and the prospect of having to pay two months rent as a deposit, affect your decision?

Send your experiences by email to abroad@irishtimes.com. Please include a few lines about yourself, including how long you have been living abroad, and where you live. A photograph is optional. A selection may be published online this week. Thank you.