Housing Apartment completions drop by a third in first quarter - CSOOverall housing completions were down 12 per cent on the same period last year
Housing Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war? Government can now point to positive trends in housebuilding, however, it’s unclear if data alone will curry public favour for the coalition
Housing Housing associations provided almost half of all social homes last yearAbout three in ten cost-rental units were also provided by the not-for-profit Approved Housing Bodies
Housing Waiver on development and water levies for homebuilders extendedThe exemptions were first introduced last year in a bid to stem the impact of construction material inflation on house prices
Planning Dublin Port told to pay over €1m in vacant site leviesAn Bord Pleanála said a site owned by the port on East Wall Road has been ‘neglected’
Construction Meet the developers converting offices into apartments for €300k per homeA new report by the Housing Agency into commercial-to-residential conversions has shown developers can make large savings
Comment It is hard to believe you are well off in your 20s and still have to sleep in your childhood bed The single biggest determinant of whether you would vote for Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael versus one of the opposition parties is whether you own a house
Planning An Bord Pleanála to stamp down planning delays by ‘middle of this year’Despite ‘huge’ state resourcing, the planning authority has been slow in clearing backlog due to a surge in complex decisions
Planning New An Bord Pleanála chief executive confirmedCurrent An Bord Pleanála chair will become the first chief executive of An Coimisiún Pleanála
Housing State and banks to top up First Home Scheme with €80m Darragh O’Brien said the scheme that bridges the gap between home prices and what people can afford will also be extended
Housing McVerry Trust claims full €15 million government bailout as charity seeks new auditorHousing and homeless charity subject to ongoing probe by Charities Regulator
Housing Housing minister calls on councils to re-open development plans The housing minister plans to write to all local authorities in the coming weeks following moves by councils that dezoned land for 100,000 homes near Dublin
Housing Exclusive: Ryanair spent almost €500k per unit in bulk purchase of Swords estate New details about the deal for Fosterstown Place show the airline paid between €471,000 and €544,000 per house
Property Construction activity returns to growth but concerns over pipeline slowdown BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI showed renewed increase in both housing and commercial activity last month
Housing Just 38 homes available to rent via HAP scheme last month1,180 properties were available to rent at any price within the 16 areas surveyed nationwide
Housing LDA property boss: Landowners sitting on sites that can’t be developed at affordable pricesThe Land Development Agency’s head of property warned that several sites across the country had planning permission that was pitched at the upper end of the rental market
Politics Final countdown: Inside the coalition’s priorities as Simon Harris takes office a year from electionAs each coalition party and every minister draws up their policy hit list for the final 11 months in power, the Business Post
Politics Micheál Martin pledges further cost of living supports and tax cuts in bid to woo votersMartin delivered a wide-ranging speech covering housing, the economy, climate change and migration
Residential Three- and four-bed homes launch to market from €435,000 in new D22 town of Clonburris The location, beside Clondalkin Fonthill train station and the Grand Canal is within walking distance of Clondalkin Village