Housing shortage: Not making a will leaves thousands of vacant homes in limbo
More than 27,000 properties in the State are vacant because their former residents have died
Vacant Property
Stories about vacant property in Ireland
Government chose not to ‘penalise property owners’ with a higher vacant homes tax
About 3,500 properties liable for vacant homes tax likely to generate €2 million in 2024
Why are more empty religious buildings not being used to house the homeless?
Numbers in religious orders are dwindling - but experts disagree about how big the opportunity to is
Mayo property matchmaking scheme links buyers with vacant homes
The county has one of the highest vacant property rates, and the council is pulling out all the stops to fix it
Donegal towns witnessing rebirth of homes as residents avail of refurbishment grant
County has received 662 applications for such grants, the greatest number in the entire country
Why a site in a sought-after area of Dublin remains derelict after 20 years of inactivity
Site opposite Coombe Hospital is an example of how long-term dereliction is tolerated
Derelict properties being brought back to use in Tipperary despite grant scheme issues
Raised grant payment is driving up the cost of vacant and derelict properties, anecdotal evidence in Tipperary indicates
Renovating, retrofitting or buying a home? Don’t let the Government claw its money back
Step even marginally outside the rules of various Government incentives and you could find Revenue knocking on your door
Death of a Belfast street: ‘There’s no shops, there’s not really a reason for coming down here’
In its 1850s heyday, North Street was the commercial hub of the city. Now it is ignored and filled with derelict graffitied buildings
How Dublin’s unloved offices could become homes: ‘It’s easier to convert Irish office buildings’
Economic and environmental challenges increasingly make the case for converting Dublin’s 20th century offices to apartments
Vacant buildings reimagined: How two Dublin office blocks may be turned into accommodation
Plans are under way for apartments and an aparthotel on Dominick Street and Marlborough Street
This 50-year-old blot on the landscape of a medieval German city is getting new life as a block of apartments
The Telekom Tower, a 50-year-old blot on landscape of historic town, will provide new homes by the shores of Lake Constance
Vacant offices may be turned into new homes as part of drive to address housing crisis
Vacant commercial properties in Dublin could provide up to 7,000 apartments
Waterford’s vacant housing record is better than Dublin’s. What can it teach the capital?
In Waterford, more than 140 units have been brought back into use or converted
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