Housing Housing completions to drop 8% in 2023, falling short of government target, analysts sayDavy predicts 27,500 home completions this year – even as the government targets 29,000
Housing Government predicted to miss housing targets as builders hit by inflationConsultants said significant cost increases mean that many developers face a ‘viability challenge’
Housing Sarah Hamill: More supply is not the simple answer if that housing is inadequateThe 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
Housing Blow to government plans as number of new homes built dropsAnalysis 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
Housing Number of new house builds falls by 14 per cent over the last yearDetails 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
Housing Housing minister keeps ‘all options’ open on winter eviction banDarragh O’Brien says he still has concerns about the possible impact of a veto on property rights ‘which are constitutionally protected’
Housing Government set to miss housing targets this year, new report warnsThe 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’
Housing Affordable housing group warns that rate of delivery is in jeopardyClúid Housing says funding model will force it into ‘slowing down the signing of contracts to build/buy’ new homes
Housing Dublin City Council to spend €125m on ‘turnkey’ homesThe authority has issued the tender for social and affordable units to be acquired from private developers before they are put up for sale
Editorial: State must carefully pick and choose which NDP projects to prioritiseInflationary pressures could scupper a large chunk of the National Development Plan’s €165 billion agenda, putting Ireland’s future prosperity and competitiveness at risk
Housing Agency vacant property fund falling short of targetNumber of acquisitions decreased each year due to ‘reducing availability of suitable units from banks and equity funds,’ Department of Housing says
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
Ireland’s housing market may finally be building momentum to solve the supply versus demand dilemmaDespite 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
Tradeshows being organised to promote Irish residential market to institutional investorsProgress 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’
Why a housing supply boost might not solve issue of priceConventional 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
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
James Benson: Construction sector ready to build on government’s housing promisesThe Housing for All plan is ambitious and inspiring, but certain planning hurdles need to be addressed before builders can fully embrace it
The many known unknowns about the government’s Housing for All planThe government released its latest housing crisis resolution plan with great fanfare, but on certain key questions, there were few answers
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
Government loses ‘10,000 affordable homes’ amid fears of legal backlashLate 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
