Spike in interest from Irish buyers seeking move to Valencia
Irish buyers are looking for ‘European city lifestyle’ and have budgets ranging from €220,000 to €350,000
Opposition to state’s €75m shared equity scheme grows
Estate agents and TDs point to the failure of a similar plan in Britain which forced prices up rather than benefiting buyers
Legal fees paid by An Bord Pleanála double to €4.1 million
Legal costs escalated after a jump in legal challenges to planning decisions approved by the national planning authority
Comment: Innovative approach needed to tackle housing crisis
Policymakers must remove barriers for first-time buyers, increase housing supply and invest in the rental market
More than 4,000 hotel beds to be completed in Dublin this year
New beds will increase existing stock in the capital of 24,000 by 17 per cent, according to Mitchell McDermott construction sector report
Shared equity housing scheme could fuel construction in ‘wrong areas’, says ESRI
Think-tank tells an Oireachtas committee that the proposed Affordable Housing Bill could cause house prices to rise
Aviva Stadium firm sells €1.3m house to offset pandemic losses
No 2 Lansdowne Terrace, a redbrick on the doorstep of the famed football grounds, will be reconverted from offices back into a family home
Development firm lobbies TDs over rezoning 225 acres near Citywest Hotel
Tetrarch Capital hopes to secure one of the largest land rezonings in Dublin in years for a major housing development
Does apartment living stack up?
Dublin's planners are approving thousands of new apartments in the capital. But are first time buyers prepared to embrace high-density living, and more importantly, can they afford the prices developers are set to charge?
Many first-time buyers will be frozen out of purchasing new apartments
A Business Post analysis has revealed that apartment costs are set to rise far beyond the mortgage-borrowing ability of many prospective new homeowners
Dublin City Council is told to be ‘very careful’ when rezoning industrial land for housing
The local authority’s senior housing policy warns that caution is needed to avoid speculation of land prices
Trustpilot warns Ballymore over five-star reviews posted by staff
Positive online reviews followed a wave of one-star ratings by residents of the developer’s London apartments
Landlords ‘hoarding’ homes may face new tax
The Minister for Housing is aiming to examine ways to prevent homes lying vacant during the current housing crisis
First-time buyers will have to put their names down for each affordable development
Government wants to avoid building up a long waiting list like that for social housing so applicants will have to reapply each time
Councillors submit emergency motion calling for audit of Dublin City Council housing bill
Move follows a Business Post report yesterday which said senior council executives have raised concerns about the ‘premium price’ the local authority has been charged by private contractors for social housing
Dublin councils struggling to chase vacant site owners for levy
Under pressure from the housing department, the three local authorities blamed Covid-19 for the delay
Concerns over Dublin City Council paying ‘premium price’ for social housing
A new report suggests the local authority is paying builders €100,000 more per apartment than the going rate in the private market
Minister warned High Court ruling could scupper plans for 10,000 houses
Property lobbyists say quashing of Howth development based on lack of detail in planning drawings could set worrying precedent
Eoin Ó Broin: We need straight answers on hike in cost of social housing
The question must be asked as to why the private sector is charging DCC €100,000 more per apartment to build than it is charging itself
Surge in loan applications to state building finance agency
Home Building Finance Ireland had created €200 million fund to replace banks in response to pandemic