Housing Commission

Shares in Ireland’s biggest private landlord rose almost 3% on Monday following Taoiseach’s comments about rent pressure zones

Four things need to happen to fix the housing crisis

If we want less strain on the capacity of the country we should limit immigration

Experts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisis

High costs, high borrowings, high risk, high exposure: it’s all very 2006

The road ahead is clear enough – use the funds coming from strong corporate and income taxes to invest in housing and infrastructure - but delivery remains the key issue

The next government must accept that a new approach is needed if housing really is to be a priority

A string of mistakes made over decades has left a whole generation of people out in the cold. Housing could once again become the issue of the election

Small terraced houses would be more affordable for one- and two-person households, but builders prefer to construct apartments or semi-detached homes because of higher profit margins

The Coalition did not want to set targets it could not meet within the duration of the current Government – although Ministers would likely contest this

When prices in Ireland began to surge in the 2000s, we looked to the German housing market as a more stable, affordable exemplar. Not any more

Builders, frustrated by the wait and by politicians failure to fully understand demand for housing, say the absence of new targets has real consequences

Big foreign investors are putting projects on hold because they are losing faith in Ireland’s ability to deliver. We need to do something - but what?

In 12 of the 16 areas tracked there were no properties available to rent within standard or discretionary Hap limits

The arrival of a new government will have little impact on the supply of housing or on its affordability

Idea that local authorities can deliver housing faster than building contractors is daft ideological posturing

Housing Delivery Oversight Executive recommended by Housing Commission would exist for five years and have the power to tackle barriers to housing supply

There are numerous estimates of how many homes Ireland has to build. But which one is right?

The extent to which plans in areas such as health, education and transport have been future-proofed against the growth in population is unknown

Targets will require extensive additional investment by State and access to foreign funding, but rent controls pose a problem

Successive ministers in the department have failed utterly to appreciate this fact

Taoiseach says ‘further measures’ being planned to prevent multiple unit sales

An examination of the recommendations in the divisive report that are likely to be accepted and rejected

It was a bit rich for Mary Lou McDonald to complain about rent supports when her party had often called for spending to be increased, he said

McDonald says €10 billion given to private landlords since Fine Gael entered Government in 2011

Leaked commission report recommends executive body to direct housing delivery, but Minister does not want ‘additional layers’

Leaked document highly critical of Ireland’s housing market, sharpening focus on issue ahead of elections

Commission calls for ‘radical strategic reset of housing policy’ as Sinn Féin says leaked findings are ‘damning indictment’ of Government

‘Decades of neglect’ have created shortfalls in infrastructure delivery that must be addressed

Amending the Constitution would not fix our broken housing system, but it could establish a basic floor of protection

Concerns emerge over whether failure to make good on provision could be challenged in courts

Nobody is going to be suing the State for not providing them with a nice house. But there are bigger issues with the housing rights referendum

Draft versions of report for Government understood to propose constitutional right to housing, with commission expected to issue main and minority reports

Visitors can indulge their Normal People college-life fantasies as city centre student housing opens for summer bookings at competitive rates – by Dublin standards at least

Ministerial support is being sought for a plan to convert offices into housing. But how practical is it?

Seen & Heard: Regulator’s warning; Michael O’Leary’s big payday; and the Rotunda’s Clerys Quarter move

Dispute could lead to water outages and derail Government plans to establish Uisce Éireann as a stand-alone utility

Michael O’Flynn says the properties should not have been designated as liable for taxation

Completions expected to flatline this year after jumping in 2022

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there is ‘a way to go yet’ on referendum with the wording still outstanding