The level of debt being taken on by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) is too high, with organisations unable to take on more borrowing to fund their role in meeting accommodation
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed a businessman’s appeals in a case where he sought to assert a beneficial interest in the former home of himself and his ex-wife
Deloitte Ireland’s latest Real Estate Planning & Development Statistics report shows that commencement notices were lodged on 24,304 units in 2021, in residential schemes comprising more than 20 units.
Major developers have cast doubt over Dublin City Council’s housing targets, calling into question the potential to deliver the scale of new homes needed to tackle the housing crisis. Developers
Focus Ireland has called for ‘generation rent’ to be saved as Ireland has been cited as one of the most poorly regulated rental sectors in western Europe. Dr Richard Waldron,
Up to 5,000 new homes could be built on the grounds of Clontarf Golf Club if the 75-acre site is rezoned for residential purposes, and if members of the club
A building supplies company is the third challenger to take a High Court action over permission granted for the Galway City Ring Road, claiming a change to the scheme “flies
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications said he believes there is huge public interest in the Government retrofitting plan and the SEAI website was “overwhelmed” with public interest
The Government’s push to get hundreds of thousands of homes retrofitted has become more urgent, as the cost of fuel rises and the clock ticks down on climate action targets.
Killiney planning: ‘There is no way housing built on that strip of land would help solve the crisis’
There is a steady stream of walkers and cars passing along Vico Road, Ireland’s answer to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, on an overcast but pleasant afternoon on Wednesday. People stop to
Darragh O’Brien has admitted house prices will continue to rise this year. The Minister for Housing has conceded that the crisis in housing, which is seeing Generation Rent trapped in
You might be someone in your late 20s, 30s or 40s who’s still living with parents, wondering how they managed to get a secure home and you can’t. You might
The Minister for Housing has said that increasing housing supply alone will not be enough to reduce prices. Speaking at the launch of the second quarterly progress report on the
The government today published the second quarterly update on progress of the implementation of Housing for All. It shows significant progress towards the government’s plan to increase the supply of
While lack of supply is often cited as the main issue in the Irish housing market, a mortgage broker has said the real issue is inflation and that this will
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
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
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
The house extension plan by MMA star Conor McGregor has a “simple” design and complements the existing home at the site. That is according to Mr McGregor’s planning expert, Kevin
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
First-time buyers (FTBs) are being squeezed out of the market for new homes, with cash-rich purchasers and cuckoo funds snapping
Castle View, a brand-new housing estate with 100 residential units in Lucan, Co Dublin, was completed in May. Pristine and
The Department of Housing has not engaged with officials in other countries regarding properties afflicted with construction problems involving defects
A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes
The average price of a house is now almost €24,000 higher than it was a year ago, with the rise
Housing conference hears many young people slaves to rent because of mortgage rules A belief that increasing housing supply –
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has defended the Housing for All plan as a “different” and “multifaceted” strategy in which
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on the next Government to create a Minister for Infrastructure and Construction to