Land Development Agency
Is the cost-rental housing model broken?
Apart from the fact that there is not enough of it, the system is all positives for tenants but cracks are emerging for providers
All 20 derelict properties highlighted by The Irish Times a year ago remain decrepit
Survey of buildings in Dublin shows the process of bringing them back into use is very slow
Housing ambition can’t be faulted, but is it realistic?
Meeting ambitions, closing skills gaps and attracting international capital such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are all in the mix
Office of the Planning Regulator faces overhaul amid concern over delays
Jack Chambers to brief Cabinet on plans aimed at speeding up critical infrastructure delivery
Legal challenge to housing development at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum withdrawn
Developer Mark Leonard has withdrawn High Court challenge
Land Development Agency issued 423 rent reviews to cost-rental tenants in last six months
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says LDA should not proceed with rent increases, as they will ‘add financial hardship to existing tenants’
Fresh legal challenge to almost 1,000 new homes at former Central Mental Hospital Dundrum
Land Development Agency first produced plans for south Dublin site five years ago
I am a selling agent and here are my housing predictions for 2026
Property professionals give their views on demand, Government schemes and housing completions
The Irish Times view on housing policy: a welcome change of tone
It will only be effective if it acts quickly and decisively and accepts the associated risk
Plan to save Digital Hub by bringing it under control of council published
DHDA is to transfer its lands in Dublin’s Liberties to Land Development Agency for housing
Land Development Agency claims it should not be hit with derelict site levy
Dublin City Council argued levy of €42,000 per year would have to be paid
Site with potential for 1,000 homes handed over by IDA to Land Development Agency
Greenfield site of 41 hectares had historically been earmarked for use by companies coming into Ireland
Plans for close to 1,000 homes in south Dublin given go ahead
Planning permission given for 934 homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum
Government initiatives welcome, but significant supply-demand imbalance in housing remains
Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies now playing central role in the market for land
Site of former Baggot Street hospital ‘unviable’ for delivery of affordable homes
Former hospital on the market for €5.5m, assessed by Land Development Agency
More than 50% of assessed not-for-profit housing bodies ‘non-compliant’ with rules
Watchdog report notes need for action in governance and risk, finance, property and tenant management
Some local families missing out on affordable Kildare housing scheme due to loan cap
Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme is capped at €360,000, €5,000 less than the price of the three-bedroom homes at Barracksfield West in Naas
Applications open for 229 Land Development Agency cost-rental apartments in Dublin
Cooper Square is part of Seven Mills, a new town being developed in Dublin 22
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies
Will the Government’s latest plan to fix the housing crisis work? Experts have their say
Newest proposal to ease one of the nation’s biggest problems is ‘evolution, not revolution’
Digital Hub Development Agency facing residential land tax bill of €575,000
Charge on properties at agency’s campus in Dublin’s Liberties is in addition to €1.6m vacant site levy for warehouse
New housing plan promises 300,000 new homes. Can it deliver?
In the News podcast: Government launches its ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities' plan
Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencements
Plans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developers
Paschal Donohoe extends VAT cut on apartment sales to forward-funding deals
Finance Bill amendment to widen scope of tax measure in budget is welcomed
What do we know about the Government’s new housing plan?
The delayed plan aims to deliver 90,000 ‘starter homes’ over the next five years. But how?
Housing plan aims to deliver 90,000 ‘starter homes’ over five years
Government has pledged overall delivery of more than 300,000 new homes by end of 2030
New housing plan aims to deliver 12,000 social homes and 15,000 affordable units per year
Coalition’s long-awaited plan set to include expansion of Land Development Agency’s role
Infrastructure court challenges could be restricted under new proposals
Government to examine measures aimed at introducing higher threshold for pursuing judicial review cases
We need to stop frivolous legal challenges that add thousands to cost of building homes
LDA estimates that delays from legal actions have added €30m to cost of its flagship affordable housing scheme in Dundrum
The Debate: Will the new measures to boost apartment building deliver more homes?
Or will they simply turbo-charge profits for developers? A construction industry representative debates with an economist
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?
Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026
Will the budget solve the housing crisis?
Apartment construction, the income tax burden and questions of prudence are key issues that have emerged from Budget 2026
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