Irish consumers adopt cautionary stance as housing costs sap investing confidence
High rents and rising house prices a top concern for nearly a quarter of survey respondents
Renting
RTB tribunal orders tenant to vacate Galway property she was renting for almost 20 years
Mother of two says housing charities and local council advised not to leave the property because ‘there is nothing else out there’
Institutional investors can help to bring an end to Ireland’s housing crisis
Regulatory policy must be grounded in stability and simplicity to attract the required capital
Migrants to Ireland hit ‘disproportionately’ by poverty after housing costs despite being better educated
One in five migrants in Ireland is ‘income poor’, and 14.5% are at risk of poverty, compared with 11% of Irish-born residents, ESRI finds
Rent pressure zones ‘effective’ in controlling rents but have triggered fall-off in supply, says ESRI
ESRI puts forward three options to replace rent pressure zone structure, which now operates across 66 urban areas in 17 counties
‘I grew up in an apartment in another country. I bought an apartment in Dublin and had to get out after a year’
We asked readers which type of home they would prefer to live in an apartment or house long term, and the results are in
No such thing as good news for Ireland’s housing supply
The ‘ultimate solution’ has not changed - build more homes
Finglas village site with planning for 48 apartments seeks €2.25m
Former Dublin pub with full planning for 48 new homes
Why is it so hard to buy a one-bed apartment in Ireland?
Few developers cater to the market for single people and banks often require higher deposits
What do I need to know in order to rent out my parents’ former home?
I’m leaning towards keeping the property for my children
‘People shouldn’t have to live the way we are’: Limerick housing crisis pushing people into homelessness
Limerick city saw the largest annual increase in rents in the country last year, according to Residential Tenancies Board data
Kelly Earley: ‘Mass emigration has robbed me of friends and Dublin feels like a ghost town, but I’m still here’
My devotion to Ireland is one-sided; the country rarely reciprocates
‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s
The Irish author is on the cusp of publishing her debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis for young people
Government is now a property octopus with tentacles everywhere
It hard to imagine a bigger kaleidoscope of policies and measures sitting beside any property market in the world
Significant support for tax breaks for developers among homebuyers, MyHome finds
Survey dominated by buyers believes incentives are needed to increase supply of rental properties and homes to buy
Landlords with 100-plus tenancies in Dublin now have 26% of rental market
Number of institutional landlords in capital has grown, with average rent for new tenancies at €2,226
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
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
Retrofitting rental homes in the State would cost €8bn, ESRI finds
Four–fifths have lower energy efficiency ratings and would cost up to €43,000 each to upgrade
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’
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
Sex for rent offers in Dublin: The landlord wanted me to share a bed with him
When she contacted a man who was advertising a room, it turned out she would have to share a bed with him
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
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
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
‘Anxiety levels are through the roof’: How speculation around rent pressure zones is affecting one renter
Mark Finlay (42) says the RPZ rules are the only reason he can afford to pay his rent
Thousands of landlords face fines of up to €15,000 for illegally increasing rents in fresh crackdown
RTB data identifies 16,000 ‘tenancies of concern’ with rent rises above 2 per cent
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
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?
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
Simon Harris says Government should not ‘make policy on the hoof’ as he defends rent controls
Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs
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