AIB boss urges patience with state’s house-building measures

Bernard Byrne says the state risks creating uncertainty in the property market by changing policy too quickly

Chief executive of AIB Bernard Byrne

The government’s measures to increase house building, including the controversial help-to-buy scheme, should be given a period of time to work, according to the chief executive of AIB.

Bernard Byrne said the state risked creating uncertainty in the property market by changing policy too quickly.

“Given that house building is a two to three-year project at a minimum and we need to have a lot of supply coming on, there are going to ...