Talking Finance: To turn the sod on a new build, developers have to clear through a thicket of red tape
Regulatory neglect at Longboat Quay has shown that the kind of disaster that befell Priory Hall can occur again
Comment: If you want a home loan, and you’re not in one of the favoured white-collar professions, you’ll have to jump through hoops
‘Rent certainty’ gives huge protection to incumbents, but does so at the expense of everybody else
The Central Bank’s lending cap will not open the door to first-time buyers, or stop property prices from rising
The cold, hard stats show that if you want to win at a property auction, just keep throwing in more bids than anyone else
Our performance in global construction rankings belies declarations everything is being done to fix the housing crisis
Lending restrictions, rising rental prices and changes in bank regulations are sowing the seeds for another generation mired in negative equity
Self-builders are getting a break, with the relaxation of legislation. But not everyone is happy
Almost half of Nama’s Project Arrow portfolio is Irish and residential, so why can’t people living in the homes buy them?
Residential construction is riddled with taxes, all of which are passed on to the buyer
Government policy has made sure the only players in the rental sector not getting screwed are the state and foreign investors
Unless you’re a cash buyer, the government has made sure it doesn’t make financial sense to get involved in buy-to-let
We have heard Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly give us the sales pitch on housing many times– but the awkward truth is that construction doesn’t make financial sense right now
A judge has accused banks of trying to push through repossessions by using a defunct system of valuations
