Glenveagh sells 337 apartments in Cork for €150m
Sale follows the granting of planning permission at the site for an additional 176 units bringing the total to 1,178
Housing crisis
Rents continue to rise as availablity of properties worsens again, Daft says
Open-market rents across the country are now 43 per cent higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic
Reference rents not the solution to the challenges in Ireland’s rental sector
Allowing rent resets when a home becomes vacant, along with greater opportunities for maintenance and improvements to be recouped, represents the best way to resolve issues in the rental market
Mortgage-free in a cosy cottage before age 40: ‘I don’t have any savings, but I don’t have any debt either’
With grit and as much drama as any property TV show, Abi Dillon flipped her first house to renovate a derelict cottage in Co Cork.
Taoiseach signals intention to expand private sector role in home building
‘We have to simply work on attracting private sector investment into house building at an appreciable scale that will make the difference’
Payment for accommodating Ukraine refugees set to be cut
Minister seeks review of provisions for excluding people convicted of non-political crimes from being granted refugee status
Government to invest more than €6bn in public housing this year, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin defends plan to exempt back-garden log cabins from planning permission, saying ‘solution mode’ needed
‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’: Joe Duffy gets constructive about garden cabin housing plan
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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 and infrastructure crises threaten investment, Central Bank warns
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns minister of risks
CIF warns on planning delays for house building
Construction industry lobby calls for more funding for new homes
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
Irish house price inflation almost doubled in 2024, says CSO
Median residential property price at the end of 2024 was €355,000
Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxed
Extensions up to 40m2 to a home can be built without planning permission whereas habitable structures of this size must have approval if not attached to the home itself
Call for emergency housing plan as private rented sector grinds to a halt
Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report
‘Affordable’ one- and two-bed apartments near Dublin’s Phoenix Park priced at up to €402,125
Prices released for first 66 State-subsidised apartments as sales expected to open in June
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
Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housing
Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
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
Developer Joe O’Reilly gets permission for 316 apartments near Heuston Station in Dublin
Dublin City Council has granted permission to Ruirside Developments Ltd at Parkgate Street in Dublin 8
Donohoe opposed to return of ‘harmful’ tax breaks for property developers
Previous ‘costly’ tax incentive schemes should not be considered, Minister for Finance says
Lack of affordable accommodation hampering construction of new housing, survey suggests
Shortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staff
Big tech firms sought early meetings with Michael McGrath immediately after he took office as an EU commissioner
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes
Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets
Three steps that could clear the housing roadblocks to boosting the supply of new homes
Residential property output is stagnating, but immediate government action on three key issues could jump-start the market
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions
The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Council’s all-out offensive on Airbnb style-lockboxes won’t solve the mess that is Dublin
The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned
Social housing firm may scale up Irish business again on hope of policy U-turn
Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities
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