Four in five property sales exceed asking price, Offr finds
An analysis by the property transaction platform found that homes are selling for an average of 14 per cent above the listed price in 2021
Policy of leasing social housing from investment funds to be phased out during this government
Housing For All programme will be released at end of this month, with emphasis on compulsory purchases of vacant units by local authorities
Only one in 15 Mica redress scheme applicants told of their entitlements
Of 475 peopple who applied to the government structural damage scheme, just 30 have found out how much they will receive
Funds ‘drive up cost of social housing by €50k per unit’
Housing body Respond said institutional funds were buying up stock in the hope of leasing it back to the state
O’Brien welcomes new plan to sell Mullen Park homes to individual buyers
A plan to sell 115 houses to a global investment fund has been called off
New affordable housing plan will be a ‘step change’ in policy, Taoiseach insists
The government’s Housing for All strategy is due to be published soon, but there have been reports of tensions at cabinet over how to fund it
Editorial: Solution to housing crisis must involve a reimagining of urban Ireland
To achieve the optimal outcome, it is important to identify what is wrong with our government’s current approach
‘I hate my house’: The families affected by the mica crisis explain why their lives have been put on hold
In Co Donegal, the creeping decay caused to people’s homes by mica has resulted in hundreds of lives being derailed: not just by the huge costs they face, but by the coming upheaval they face in the knowledge their houses will be demolished. Here, they tell their stories
State plan to lease 2,400 homes from funds is set to cost almost €1 billion
New records show the government has little or no idea of the scale of activity being engaged in by institutional funds in this country
State’s first cost rental homes launched in north Co Dublin
Two-bed homes in Balbriggan development will be €935 a month to rent in scheme where rents are set at a minimum of 25 per cent below open market rates
Opposition accuses Taoiseach of reversing position on funds bulk buying homes to lease to state
Leaders of Sinn Féin and Social Democrats follow up on Business Post story which revealed that bulk-buying funds who lease to the state are exempt from new 10 per cent stamp duty
The mica crisis: ‘We’re going to end up with a Miami incident in Ireland’
Use of the defective construction material mica has wreaked havoc in homes in the north-west of the country, with some 7,000 houses potentially awaiting full demolition as a result. Affected homeowners want answers and action from the government, and they want it fast
Bulk-buying funds who lease to state are exempt from new 10% stamp duty
Amendment to bill facilitates bulk-buying and renting to local authorities by institutional investors, despite Eurostat warning
Government to continue letting builders of one-off houses opt out of professional checks
A special exemption was brought in for one-off homes in 2015 so that the owners would not have to pay the professional certification fees
Burke says ‘too many frivolous challenges’ being made to planning decisions
The minister said that a government review of the planning process could result in the setting-up of a dedicated planning court, as well as changes to how the costs of these cases are arrived at
Department of Housing officials warned shared equity scheme would hike up house prices
The comments, contained in internal documents, are likely to increase the pressure on Darragh O'Brien, the Housing Minister
Estate agents cannot ask for financial data to secure viewings, watchdog rules
Data Protection Commission says collection of prospective buyers’ personal information is not justified
Empty promises: can the government finally get to grips with the problem of vacant homes?
In an upmarket Dublin suburb, a four-bed house bought by an overseas investor has been unoccupied since 2015; in the city centre, hundreds of luxury apartments owned by a US investment fund lie empty. A more radical approach to the problem is needed, experts say
More estate agents sought buyers’ financial data for viewings
DNG, Sherry FitzGerald, Lisney, Nolan Properties and Kelly & Co are among those who have sought detailed information in a practice described as ‘unwarranted and intrusive’
O’Brien to put Housing Agency in charge of mica redress
The Housing Minister believes the revised €1.5 billion scheme would be too complex for Mayo and Donegal councils to administer
