Leitrim found to have highest residential vacancy rates in the country

Over 1 in 10 houses in Leitrim are vacant despite an overall fall in the national vacancy rate.Geodirectory says the number of vacant residential properties across the country stands at 81,449, 0.1 per cent lower than it was in 2022.The highest residential vacancy rates continue to be found in the west of the country, with Leitrim at 12 per cent recording the highest rate and Dublin having the lowest at 1 per cent.There were almost 400 residential property transactions made in Leitrim between October 2022 and October 2023.Ballinamore Municipal District Councillor, Enda McGloin, says the figures are disappointing.