Housing targets at risk as developers cite lack of zoned and serviced land

The low level of homes in the pipeline has raised concerns over the state’s target to promote the construction of between 300,000 and 400,000 homes over the next decade to address the acute shortage of accommodation.

Developers have warned that there is not enough zoned land for housing, and said it has become harder to source new sites to build housing

Twenty of the country’s top developers only have a pipeline of 125,000 homes to build over the next ten years, a new analysis by the Business Post has shown.

The low level of homes in the pipeline has raised concerns over the state’s target to promote the construction of between 300,000 and 400,000 homes over the next decade to address the acute shortage of accommodation.

Developers and representatives for firms in the residential sector have ...