Property prices are expected to rise by about 5 per cent this year as supply shortages, pent-up demand and pandemic savings continue to drive activity, according to a survey of
Funding approval had been obtained from the Department of Housing for a group housing scheme at the adjoining Ellis’s Yard site, council report reveals A local authority has secured State
An examiner appointed to a construction firm that has been building a planned social housing development in Limerick has so far failed to secure a scheme of arrangement that would
Irish Residential Properties Reit (Ires) yesterday announced the latest expansion in its portfolio on apartments for rent with the acquisition of 152 units at Ashbrook in Clontarf, Dublin 3, for
Prospective homebuyers face further difficulties in the housing market with increasing prices and record low supply. According to the latest MyHome.ie / Davy Q4 2021 Property Price Report, the annual
Glenveagh said it generated total revenue in 2021 of €476m, up from €232m in the previous year which was most heavily disrupted by building site closures due to Covid. Housebuilder
Bank says money will finance 3,000 new units AIB is launching a new €500 million fund to back the development of up to 3,000 social houses. It is a follow-on from
Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket Homeowners caught up in the mica scandal said the devil would be in the detail of
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo The Government finalised a redress scheme late last night for thousands of families in Donegal and Mayo affected
Plans have been submitted for a strategic housing development on the north side of Cork City. O’Flynn Construction wants to build 275 residential units off the Ballyhooly Road in Ballyvolane.
First-time buyers (FTBs) are being squeezed out of the market for new homes, with cash-rich purchasers and cuckoo funds snapping up half the available stock. New figures from the Banking
Donegal family, whose house must be demolished, ready for second Dublin protest In Quigley’s Point in Co Donegal, the Noone family has the placards ready. “I’ve already phoned the three children’s schools and
Castle View, a brand-new housing estate with 100 residential units in Lucan, Co Dublin, was completed in May. Pristine and picture perfect, the houses are energy-efficient, and the development also
The Department of Housing has not engaged with officials in other countries regarding properties afflicted with construction problems involving defects such as mica in concrete blocks. Minister for Housing Darragh
A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes will be delivered this year. In October 2018, the Government
The average price of a house is now almost €24,000 higher than it was a year ago, with the rise in prices more pronounced outside of city areas. As the Irish
DCU criticises Government plans as student housing construction deemed ‘uneconomic’ The Government must declare shortages of student housing and high rents an emergency as students consider deferring or dropping out
Housing conference hears many young people slaves to rent because of mortgage rules A belief that increasing housing supply – the key target of the Government’s multi-billion euro housing strategy
90% of Irish adults who took part in a recent poll don’t know the Irish forest industry produces enough wood to build over 44,000 homes per annum, according to Coillte.
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has defended the Housing for All plan as a “different” and “multifaceted” strategy in which the State was the biggest builder. He said the plan,
Social housing in Ireland is at crisis levels due to a booming population and a limited supply of residential properties. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is finally expected to unveil
The first submissions to the Government’s working group on defective homes indicate that the cost of remedying Celtic Tiger-era building issues will be at least €365 million. The Construction Defects
Regeneration and rejuvenation of city centre areas will fail to occur without major Government intervention, according to leading figures in the construction and business sector. Cork Chamber, the Construction Industry
Senior Government ministers are understood to have reached agreement on the summer economic statement, which is now due to be
Fire-safety defects estimated to cost more than €5 million to fix have been discovered at a large Celtic Tiger-era apartment
A PERFECT STORM (literally, in some cases) of factors have conspired to turn up the pressure on Ireland’s housebuilders. Building
Motivated by comfort and warmth as well as energy savings, homeowners across Ireland are looking to invest in home improvements
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted
Commenting on the Central Bank report on retail interest rates for December, Brokers Ireland said Irish mortgage holders are paying
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), 6,450 new dwelling completions were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019, an
Any future Government will require a thriving and dynamic construction industry to deliver any promises made during the election, according
A period of high price inflation appears to be drawing to a close and the property market looks set for
Initiative Ireland, the property finance and impact investment specialist, has announced that it plans to expand operations to fund the
Commenting on the latest CSO Household Finance and Consumption Survey, Brokers Ireland said while the survey underpins the importance of
Cairn Homes is continuing its busy start to 2020 with news that full planning permission has been granted by An
Residential property prices increased by 1.4% nationally in the year to November. This compares with an increase of 1.0% in
Cairn Homes plc, the leading Irish home building company, has announced three senior management appointments – Maura Winston as Director
The Land Development Agency (LDA), Limerick City and County Council (LCCC), the HSE and CIÉ have signed a Memorandum of
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted
Cairn Homes plc has announced the forward sale of 229 private rental sector (PRS) residential units in Lucan, Dublin 22
Full planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for Cairn Homes’ 380 unit strategic housing scheme at Newcastle,
Ireland generates millions of tonnes of building waste each year – VR Technology could actively reduce this. “Eliminating physical errors at
Responding to the CSO Residential Property Price Index for October, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said it
Assuming unchanged household formation patterns and net inward migration close to current levels, around 34,000 new dwellings would be required
At 48.2 in November, up from 46.2 in October the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally
Pearl Property Managers Ltd has launched a new €50 million Residential Equity Fund which will provide equity investment for residential
There were 5,667 new dwelling completions in the third quarter of 2019 – a rise of 22% compared to the
The Affordable Housing Scheme at Boherboy Road, Lotamore, Mayfield, Cork has been launched. The €40 million value project on a 13-acre
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – fell
The most recent Central Bank Household Credit Market Report reveals the very dramatic changes underway, particularly for first-time buyers (FTBs),
Quintain, the London-based developer, has established a subsidiary in Ireland with plans to develop more than 9,000 new homes and
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – fell
“Planning is not the roadblock to housing delivery,” according to Joe Corr, President of the Irish Planning Institute (IPI), the
The continuation of the Help-to-Buy Scheme in the 2020 Budget has been welcomed by Property Industry Ireland, Brokers Ireland, EY
McGarrell Reilly, the privately-owned property group specialising in high quality residential and commercial developments mainly in Ireland, has launched plans for
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, and RIAI President David Browne will open the Royal Institute of
CIF is calling for an extension of the Help to Buy scheme as a top priority in their recent Pre-Budget
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