Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of substantial legal challenges – Ifac
Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered
Housing demand
Ireland ‘lagging’ behind other countries on infrastructure, watchdog says
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calls for enough construction workers to deliver projects
State must focus on building the right homes in the right places
Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’
House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts
Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission
New homes agents’ outlook on 2025 as market ‘remains under pressure’
Property professionals give their views on demand, Government schemes and housing completions
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says
Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently
‘Alarming’ incidence of ‘sex for rent’ advertisements, survey of international students finds
The views of 512 international students were reported in the study for the Irish Council for International Students
Call for emergency housing plan as private rented sector grinds to a halt
Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report
Property group urges Government to pause proposed land value sharing legislation
Measure designed to reduce land speculation would see levy of 25% tax on land that is rezoned for housing
Housing body calls for funding to change from ‘100 per cent debt’ to grant or equity
Clúid housing says change would allow group to be more suitable for investment
What is the new short-term letting legislation and why was it stalled?
European Commission imposed standstill period on progress of Bill to regulate short-term letting while it worked to agree regulation on EU-wide level
Should adult children living at home pay rent? Our readers respond
The average age for moving out of the family home is 28. What kind of financial contribution, if any, should people make in the meantime?
Maynooth land bank with development potential seeks €10m
The 97-acre holding occupies strategic location in Kildare next to M4 motorway and town centre
Ageing population offers healthy opportunity for property investors
Provision of healthcare, senior living and assisted-living facilities will deliver secure returns with those aged 65 and over in Ireland set to surpass a million by 2030
Minister insists no ‘pre-determined outcome’ of rent pressure zones review
Government under attack for proposals to end rent controls, amid claims electorate was ‘conned’
New ‘reference rental’ system proposed as replacement for rent pressure zones
New form of rent control under consideration for entire country
First houses built using 3D construction printing technology completed in Louth
Three two-storey, three-bedroom terraced units, each with an internal area of 110sq m, delivered for local families
Ukrainians in Ireland: ‘All of a sudden it’s like you’ve lost interest in us’
At least 1,000 Ukrainian refugees face relocation in a push to reduce State accommodation contracts
Glenveagh share buyback pushes Swiss hedge fund over 23% mark
Teleios Capital Partners seeks out long-term stakes in ‘concentrated portfolio’ of small and mid-sized European companies
Housing completions fall short of 2024 Government target of 40,000 units
Programme for government commitment to over 300,000 new homes by 2030 means building rate must increase
Home prices jump 12 per cent in a year - Geowox
Median price rises by €40,000 year-on-year to €370,000
Eoin Ó Broin: New government is destined to repeat housing mistakes of the past
Four things need to happen to fix the housing crisis
If we want less strain on capacity, we should limit immigration to some extent
If we want less strain on the capacity of the country we should limit immigration
Housing commencements surge to over 60,000 in 2024
Levels notified mark 84% increase on previous year
Housing starts boost must continue, experts warn
Key challenges block efforts to tackle crisis, engineers say
Housing crisis unlikely to improve in short term under ‘conservative’ targets
Experts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisis
Dundrum apartments decision a symptom of broken planning system
If compact living is really the goal of national policy, then Ireland really needs to get a lot better at this. Our planning system rarely acts in the interests of renters
First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit record levels in November
Industry experts expect switching market to grow this year
Higher pay for public service staff to afford homes should be time limited and phased out
Rapid growth in highly paid multinational jobs has put significant upward pressure on housing prices
Moving to Australia? Beware, their economic fairytale won’t last forever
The extortionate level of property prices there are bound to face a correction some time. When prices crashed here, a generation that bought their first Irish home during the 2000s was stuck
Could social housing be the next property bubble?
High costs, high borrowings, high risk, high exposure: it’s all very 2006
How Brussels turns its vacant office buildings into housing
Office downsizing after remote work shift has led to boom of projects converting vacant offices into apartments
Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Typical price paid for home by first-time buyer up €88,000 on five years ago
Median income of first-time buyers buying a new property is now €90,000, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland report says
The Irish Times view on rising house prices: the warning signs are there
The next government must accept that a new approach is needed if housing really is to be a priority
Average price of Dublin home is now over €600,000
Latest CSO figures described as ‘very depressing but not surprising’ by Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin
Irish Cities in Crisis: A ‘call to arms’ on the challenges of housing a rapidly growing population
A wide-ranging compilation of essays by the Irish Cities 2070 think tank, which is backed by the Irish Academy of Engineering and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Ireland needs a major housing reset and this will discommode many. It has to
Just to keep up with present demand for housing, we require to build a city the size of Waterford every year for decades
Almost 1,000 vie to buy State’s most expensive ‘affordable’ homes
First subsidised houses at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill cost up to €495,000
‘Despite having a roof over my head I still don’t feel safe’
Focus Ireland’s latest Insights report documents how 50 families experienced homelessness
Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin says
Plan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesman
General election 2024: What are the issues in housing?
Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects
Cost of refurbishments of boarded-up Dublin council homes to hit €50,000 each
Council chief Richard Shakespeare says ‘not realistic’ to keep borrowing to cover costs
First-time buyers: ‘Should we buy an apartment or a doer-upper?’
We live in a Dublin commuter town and there are not many homes coming up for sale
Cairn Homes asks High Court to quash development refusal of 329 dwellings in Co Wicklow
The developer’s proposal had been given the green light by Wicklow County Council, but this was overturned on appeal
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years
Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan
Election housing debate should not be about ‘shouting numbers’, Simon Harris says
Election 2024: Fine Gael leader promises more ‘interventionist’ State on child care and ‘firmer’ migration system
New housing target to be set at average of 50,500 homes a year
Minister for Housing brings revised draft of national planning framework to Coalition leaders for approval
Snapshot analysis: Budget and State spending take focus away from social issues
Respondents reveal a greater concentration on the value for money of Government expenditure than on topics such as the housing shortage and immigration
Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attention
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
Dublin’s O’Connell Street has just one resident left. What the area lacks most is not guards, it is people
Dublin’s north inner city could become one of Europe’s most happening addresses in a reasonably short space of time
Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing
Co-operative Housing Ireland ‘delighted to deliver 22 much-needed social-rental homes’ to families and individuals at Elmpark Green
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