Housing demand

Cost-rental tenants may benefit from lower rents in future

Investigation finds duplication of work done by local authorities on HAP applications, resulting in potential delays

Ireland’s resilient economic record, sustained inward migration and growing base of global corporates make it an attractive proposition for investors

Uisce Éireann's starkest warning yet on water constraints follows Government’s revised 2030 housing target

Rent for the one-bedroom apartments will be €1,326 per month, while the two-bedroom units are €1,478 per month

Proposal is about ‘demanding accountability’ from holiday homeowners, says Tom Gilligan of Mayo County Counc

From moving back home for 2½ years to saving for seven years for a deposit, two women had to show huge perseverance before buying their first homes. Now they’re putting their own decorative stamp on the places they call their own

Consultancy claims in pre-budget submission that recent policy shifts have introduced level of uncertainty that risks undermining confidence

Government should aim for 50-75% reduction in vacancy and building underuse by 2040, says Irish Green Building Council

Emma Blain wrote to James Browne three times seeking meeting about tenant-in-situ scheme

Council received 640 applications for just 30 three-bedroom homes at Woodbrook, Shankill

Ireland’s development pipeline is stalling precisely when new housing is most desperately needed, investment firm Elkstone claims

Within weeks An Bord Pleánala will become An Coimisiún Pleanála - but what impact will it have and how is it changing?

Mobility issues and being closer to family are reasons to ‘right-size’ in your twilight years - but don’t leave it too late

Planning board hit by more than €1.4m in fines for failure to process over 140 ‘strategic housing development’ applications on time

ESB Networks acknowledges ‘limited’ capacity in some locations

2FM presenter and others give their views on why they favour apartment living

McDonagh gives the impression of being someone who does not suffer fools gladly and who believes the media by and large falls firmly into the category of fools

Brendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office

37.5-acre North Dublin holding comes for sale zoned in its entirety for residential development

Bray site has full planning permission for 12 apartments and 12 duplexes

Plans for new Strategic Housing Activation Office as well as asylum system overhaul and military radar due before Cabinet

There are many factors that could prevent the sale of your home. Estate agents reveal the top five things that they're often too afraid to tell their clients.

My US cousins offered the seller of their house 60 days post-sale occupancy for free

New homes and those seen as more energy efficient are commanding ‘hefty’ premiums, says Geowox

Interest rates explained: Drop of a quarter of a percentage point will benefit some consumers more than others

Short-term lets in towns with a population of more than 10,000 will have to be registered

The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that

Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses

Completion of 122-unit residential development expected in a year’s time

Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development

Landmark Dublin 6 property sits on prime site zoned for residential use

Plot comprising 0.448 acres occupies prime location in established, sought-after residential area

Irish house prices are now eight times average incomes of €51,000, their most stretched level since 2009

Estate agent Owen Reilly says 60% of available properties are being sold by landlords

Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous men

Estate agent shows second hand home prices rose 2.3% between January and March

Dublin city centre apartment portfolio sells for significantly above guide

Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme

Housing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation official