Housing crisis

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

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.

‘We have to simply work on attracting private sector investment into house building at an appreciable scale that will make the difference’

Minister seeks review of provisions for excluding people convicted of non-political crimes from being granted refugee status

Micheál Martin defends plan to exempt back-garden log cabins from planning permission, saying ‘solution mode’ needed

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Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered

Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns minister of risks

Construction industry lobby calls for more funding for new homes

Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’

Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission

Property professionals give their views on demand, Government schemes and housing completions

Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently

Median residential property price at the end of 2024 was €355,000

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

Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report

Prices released for first 66 State-subsidised apartments as sales expected to open in June

Measure designed to reduce land speculation would see levy of 25% tax on land that is rezoned for housing

Clúid housing says change would allow group to be more suitable for investment

Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector

Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

European Commission imposed standstill period on progress of Bill to regulate short-term letting while it worked to agree regulation on EU-wide level

Dublin City Council has granted permission to Ruirside Developments Ltd at Parkgate Street in Dublin 8

Previous ‘costly’ tax incentive schemes should not be considered, Minister for Finance says

Shortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staff

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Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets

Residential property output is stagnating, but immediate government action on three key issues could jump-start the market

The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank

There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short

The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned

Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities

Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands

Paul Harney (42) lives in three-bedroom apartment in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, with his wife and daughter

Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down

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?

Long delays, failed projects and a city centre blighted by derelict sites – maybe it’s time for more realistic planning applications

Extra supply at the top relieves pressure on the whole market. This is one form of trickle-down economics that works

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

A survey of 1,000 people was carried out by Accord, the Catholic marriage guidance agency