Housing Public housing schemes require increased GP care compared to private estates – ESRIBrendan Walsh, a senior research officer with the think-tank, said it was ‘vital’ to match housing schemes with sufficient healthcare services
Housing 250,000 homes pledge not a ‘smooth delivery’ of 50,000 a year – Simon HarrisThe Fine Gael leader said that ‘increasing the scale of ambition’ was as important as ramping up housing targets
Housing New planning bill fails to deliver ‘radical overhaul’ required to overcome housing supply issuesLotus Investment Group, a lender to developers, called on the government to introduce ‘effective measures’ to reduce construction costs
Planning More than 1,300 homes in Donabate given green light after residents’ voteTwo thirds of locals at a meeting voted to back the project after the developer made a number of concessions
Housing Mortgage approvals down 11.8% in January despite first time buyers surge 61 per cent of mortgages approved in January were for first-time buyers – an annual increase of 4.7 per cent
Housing Loan approvals jump by one third at state-backed lender for new home buildersHome Building Finance Ireland saw its loan approvals jump to €1.66bn at the end of December
Housing More than 32,000 homes built in Ireland during 2023, ahead of targetThe final outturn of new homes was ahead of the government’s Housing for All target of 29,000 units for the year
Housing ESRI: We need to build 50,000 homes per year to meet demandThe government will be advised to increase its housing targets significantly from the 31,000 expected to be built this year, but minister admits there is not enough capacity
Housing Varadkar: ‘We're heading in the right direction and will build even more homes next year’The Housing for All progress report showed that key legislation to increase the borrowing capacity of the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) has been delayed into next year
Housing Labour calls out government as housing minister declares ‘no plans’ for winter eviction banParty leader Ivana Bacik says homelessness figures are ‘appalling’ considering budget surplus
A quarter of older tenants expect to stay in private rental sector for life– report42% of respondents felt stressed in the private rental sector due to accommodation insecurity
Housing Minimum 50 years for cost rental homes under government subsidy scheme for developersDarragh O’Brien believes that subsidies of €150,000 per unit would deliver 4,000-6,000 homes
Commercial Property The Reit man: how Dr Bill Nowlan helped shape the Dublin cityscapeProperty industry veteran Dr Bill Nowlan, who has just received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Property Awards, says his road to Damascus moment came when he started working with Focus Ireland
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’