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Housing for All

Housing

Housing completions to drop 8% in 2023, falling short of government target, analysts say

Davy predicts 27,500 home completions this year – even as the government targets 29,000
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 1, 2023
Housing

Government predicted to miss housing targets as builders hit by inflation

Consultants said significant cost increases mean that many developers face a ‘viability challenge’
  • Killian Woods
  • January 19, 2023
Housing

Sarah Hamill: More supply is not the simple answer if that housing is inadequate

The government needs to look at the big picture and address issues such as its role in providing housing, security of tenure and the quality of accommodation if we are to fix the housing problem
  • Sarah Hamill
  • December 23, 2022
Housing

Blow to government plans as number of new homes built drops

Analysis shows number of properties being completed on a rolling 12-month basis fell to 27,000 at end of November, compared to 30,500 this time last year
  • Killian Woods
  • December 10, 2022
Housing

Number of new house builds falls by 14 per cent over the last year

Details of slowdown come as it was also revealed that the Department of Housing spent €452m less than forecast on capital projects, such as housebuilding, up to the end of October
  • Killian Woods
  • November 5, 2022
Housing

Housing minister keeps ‘all options’ open on winter eviction ban

Darragh O’Brien says he still has concerns about the possible impact of a veto on property rights ‘which are constitutionally protected’
  • Daniel Murray
  • October 8, 2022
Housing

Government set to miss housing targets this year, new report warns

The Dublin Housing Delivery Group’s latest report, recently submitted to housing minister Darragh O’Brien, cites ‘evidence of a slowdown’ on some social housing projects and says ‘work has ceased on some sites’
  • Killian Woodsand
  • Cónal Thomas
  • September 17, 2022
Housing

Affordable housing group warns that rate of delivery is in jeopardy

Clúid Housing says funding model will force it into ‘slowing down the signing of contracts to build/buy’ new homes
  • Killian Woods
  • August 20, 2022
Housing

Dublin City Council to spend €125m on ‘turnkey’ homes

The authority has issued the tender for social and affordable units to be acquired from private developers before they are put up for sale
  • Killian Woods
  • June 11, 2022

Editorial: State must carefully pick and choose which NDP projects to prioritise

Inflationary pressures could scupper a large chunk of the National Development Plan’s €165 billion agenda, putting Ireland’s future prosperity and competitiveness at risk
  • Business Post
  • May 8, 2022

Housing Agency vacant property fund falling short of target

Number of acquisitions decreased each year due to ‘reducing availability of suitable units from banks and equity funds,’ Department of Housing says
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • May 6, 2022

LDA submits plans for almost 1,000 housing units at Central Mental Hospital site

Application covers 9.6 hectares of the 11.3-hectare site on Dublin’s southside
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 30, 2022

Ireland’s housing market may finally be building momentum to solve the supply versus demand dilemma

Despite rising costs and lack of supply, there is optimism that new initiatives coming from government and the industry itself will help the housing market to turn a corner
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • February 6, 2022

Tradeshows being organised to promote Irish residential market to institutional investors

Progress report for the Housing for All plan shows the Department of Finance is on course with plans to organise events for institutional investors ‘to communicate policies and encourage sustainable investment in residential accommodation’
  • Killian Woods
  • January 26, 2022

Why a housing supply boost might not solve issue of price

Conventional wisdom has it that if more homes are built, then prices will come down and the housing crisis will abate. But some economists say factors like interest rates and credit availability will have far more influence on prices in the coming years
  • Killian Woods
  • October 10, 2021

The €20bn Housing for All plan and how it aims to solve a crisis

The government’s newly unveiled programme has the potential to play a big part in solving our accommodation dilemma, but history shows that there’s many a slip between plan and implementation
  • Michael Brennan
  • September 5, 2021

James Benson: Construction sector ready to build on government’s housing promises

The Housing for All plan is ambitious and inspiring, but certain planning hurdles need to be addressed before builders can fully embrace it
  • James Benson
  • September 5, 2021

The many known unknowns about the government’s Housing for All plan

The government released its latest housing crisis resolution plan with great fanfare, but on certain key questions, there were few answers
  • Killian Woods
  • September 5, 2021

Darragh O’Brien interview: ‘We’ve negotiated €20bn for housing over a five-year period’

The Housing Minister is full of enthusiasm for the Housing for All plan and, despite criticism of it, insists it will have an immediate effect
  • Killian Woods
  • September 5, 2021

Government loses ‘10,000 affordable homes’ amid fears of legal backlash

Late exemption from Housing for All plan excludes land bought from 2015 to 2021 and was brought in following what the housing minister described as ‘very strong’ advice
  • Killian Woodsand
  • Barry J Whyte
  • September 5, 2021

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