44.5% of rental properties in Ireland have a BER rating of D or lower.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show just 4.8% of properties available to rent have a rating of A.
🏚️ 44.5 % of rental properties in Ireland have a BER rating of D or lower - according to the CSO.
Just 4.8% of rental properties have an A rating.
— Ben Finnegan (@_BenFinnegan) November 17, 2021
A C-rated apartment is the most frequent, with 38.1% of properties getting the designation as part of the BER system.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland says that a "BER makes the energy performance of a home visible to prospective buyers and tenants allowing them to take energy performance into consideration in their purchase or rental decision."
According to the SEAI the it costs an between €1,300 and €3,000 a year to properly heat a two-bed apartment which has a rating of D or worse, whereas having a rating of higher than C costs less than €700.
From the SEAI in 2014. It costs between €1,300 and €3,000 to properly heat a D or greater rated apartment.
CO2 emissions for a D is twice that of a B.
This is 2014, so no doubt it's more expensive and emissions have increased. pic.twitter.com/BESDqcbIuk
— Ben Finnegan (@_BenFinnegan) November 17, 2021
The authority also shows that a D rated apartment can emit twice as much carbon emissions than an apartment rated B or above.
The Government aims to reduce carbon emissions by 51% over the next nine years.
The statistics released from the CSO also show that half of landlords' income from rental properties is less than €10,000 annually, while more than a quarter have rental income of up to €20,000.
The floor space of the average rental property is highest in Roscommon, Galway and Leitrim, while the lowest can be found in Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Cork City.
