Scammers trying to cheat public with accommodation offers, Department of Housing warns
Fake online messages circulating about State’s Housing for All programme and other schemes
Housing crisis
Irish at ‘Davos of real estate’ spot shift in investor interest in State after reforms
As much as €140bn in public and private funding will be needed to reach the Government’s housing delivery target of 300,000 homes by 2030
Employer expectations on pay increases lower for coming year – CIPD survey
Flexible and hybrid working are becoming even more important tools as housing crisis makes it harder to attract and retain staff
Future housing supply under threat after new builds fall by more than 75%
Activity declined by almost 84% in key local authority areas Fingal and South Dublin last year, according to a new report from the banks
‘You don’t get your money back for 64 years’: Why retrofitting doesn’t make sense
We need a retrofit reality check; the figures don’t stack up and we can’t be bothered
New tool shows how long it would take for a first-time buyer to obtain a new home in their locality
1,865 years: how long it would take for young people in one part of Dublin to have a home of their own, according to new analysis
Fingal County Council delays two major Glenveagh housing schemes
North Dublin projects are intended to deliver more than 2,100 homes
Blackrock Clinic cofounder among objectors to south Dublin homes plan
James Sheehan claims 252 home scheme ‘will erode the long established character of the neighbourhood’
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More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops
Homebuilding sector returns to growth for the first time in 10 months
Construction firms continued to face sharply rising input costs in February, reporting higher metals prices in particular, AIB report finds
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis
Party’s leader accuses Coalition of ‘disastrous’ immigration policy claiming it ‘refused to work with communities’
Eviction notices served on 36 homes in Wexford withdrawn
Landlord company Patchflow Ltd acknowledges ‘stress’ caused to tenants, says further discussions will take place
Park Developments to build new housing schemes after extending debt facility
Deal, which is an expansion of an existing arrangement, will see funding provided on a half and half basis by Bank of Ireland and AIB
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’
More than 1,300 applications received for 56 cost-rental homes in Dublin
Successful applicants will pay €1,547 per month for two-bed units allocated in first phase of Oscar Traynor Woods housing development
First-time buyers with Government grants now 50% of Cairn’s customer base
Dublin-listed homebuilder reports strong growth on back of exceptional demand
RTB opens investigation into 36 evictions in Wexford housing estate
Housing Minister denies evictions are connected to new tenancy rules
‘One of the proudest things I’ve ever done’: The growing number of solo women first-time buyers
More women than men are buying solo, a trend that seems likely to continue
Home of the Year review: The late Hugh Wallace gives it socks in poignant return of this fun series
Television: In the wake of the unexpected death of the chummy and clubbable Wallace, it is wonderful to see the architect on screen one final time
Housing crisis could be the ‘death’ of the Irish language, protest hears
Demonstration aimed at highlighting ‘disproportionate’ impact shortage of affordable housing having on Gaeltacht areas
Jack Chambers suggested ban on ‘no foal, no fee’ environmental cases for judicial review
Minister for Public Expenditure sought ‘radical options’ to deal with judicial reviews of planning and infrastructure issues
‘This is really scary’: Wexford housing estate residents issued with 36 eviction notices
The notices, which affect about 100 people including children, were received on Friday
What will new rent rules really mean for Irish tenants?
Significant overhaul of private rent control system will take force on Sunday, affecting all new tenancies
A remedy on legal challenges to housing can’t come fast enough
Lorcan Sirr’s assertion regarding figures makes for very disturbing reading
Letters: Grappling with the housing crisis
Alongside speed of delivery, the composition of supply also matters
Dublin City Council move to former DIT site from Wood Quay expected to cost €581m
Deal to buy Kevin Street site expected to be finalised in weeks with former offices expected to be replaced with housing
Construction sector ‘needs up to 111,000 more workers’ to hit housing targets
Roughly 25,000 new workers per year are needed to deliver investment planned between now and 2030, report finds
Residential building sees 6.5% drop in activity
Irish Mortgage Advisors say fall in house building activity will be ‘a disappointment’ to people hoping to get onto the property ladder
New tax break for apartments would cut costs by just 1%, officials warned Government
Department of Finance officials warned new corporation tax break could cost as much as €120m
Dramatic decline in social homes bought second-hand by councils in 2025
Figures ‘demonstrate’ Coalition ‘slashed funding for vital homeless prevention schemes’, says Sinn Féin
Landord Ires to buy 77 apartments in Naas as it recycles cash
Listed residential landlord pays €31.8m raised from sale of non-core assets as it returns to the acquisition trail
Supply of homes to rent in February hits by far its lowest level in 20 years
Rents across the State increased by 4.4% last year, up from an inflation rate of 3.6% in 2024, Daft.ie report shows
Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
Councils warned to speed up changes to development plans and ease housing shortages
Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act
If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?
In reality, we don’t actually know for certain how many houses we’re building
Developer seeks to reignite plan for 480 new homes in south Dublin after paying out €3.22m in ‘exceptional planning costs’
Aidan Gallagher’s Bowbeck says development has been delayed by judicial review that led to €3.22m in costs, and economic factors
Housing as investment has priced out ordinary workers
Government design, not market forces alone, has shaped today’s housing crisis
Is it any wonder young women fantasise about becoming stay-at-home girlfriends?
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Government pushes for apartment living in desperate bid to deliver housing
Refusal to raise Help-to-Buy threshold and reduction of VAT rate on apartments signal shift in relationship with traditional three-bed semi-Ds
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
Mary Lou McDonald among objectors to development of former pub
Sinn Fein leader objecting to student housing planned for site of former pub in Cabra
Cost of buying typical home in Dublin hits €500,000
Home prices increased by 7% last year, CSO figures show
Fair Deal review: Aislín McGuckin holds nothing back as a pantomime monster for the ages
Una McKevitt’s play turns into a riotous black farce. It’s a tonal shift that pays off
More than 2,000 homes bulk purchased by ‘vulture funds’ since pledge to end practice – Doherty
Minister for Housing insists ‘sustained, practical, effective action’ has been taken to restrict multiple unit sales
Vast majority of bookings for short-term lets in Ireland are entire homes
Critics of short-term letting argue it takes properties off the market that could be sold for housing or rented out
As rain teems down, it’s revealed councillors tried to zone flood-prone sites for development
Inside Politics: Government accused of prioritising tourism over housing
Easing inflation a boost for Government building plans
Surveyors say certainty will maximise value for taxpayers’ cash
The new short-term letting rules: has the tourism sector won at the expense of housing?
Ban on planning for new short-term lets in places with more than 20,000 people is seen as a victory for tourism over housing
Overcrowded prisons, HSE Long Covid financial support ending and Bondi Beach suspect appears in court
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: The lack of housing could risk Irish emigres not returning to the country
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24% rise in Dublin housing units built or under construction
Planning approval in place across four local authority areas for more than 80,000 residential units
Tens of thousands of Dublin social housing tenants to be notified of rent increases
Letters to be issued from Monday will detail average increases of 30 per cent
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