Legal 73% of consumers experience unnecessary delays buying property – IPAVMajority of consumers would like to see measures introduced to speed up conveyancing process
Housing Respond signs up to deliver €2bn of affordable housingThe charity has signed heads of terms with developers to start construction on around 3,400 homes in the next year
Housing Peter McVerry Trust reviewing delivery of social housing after cash flow issues revealedThe move raises questions about the delivery of hundreds of homes after the Peter McVerry Trust had said it would deliver 1,200 social homes by 2025
Budget 2024 Developers call for second-hand house levy in budget that could add €5,000 to sales priceThe Construction Industry Federation says move would spread the cost of infrastructure and reduce cost on new homes
From the Editor €2bn health overrun, developers’ budget bid and a D4 dispute: this week’s Business PostThis week’s edition is packed with exclusive stories, big reads and cutting-edge analysis of the biggest events in business and politics
Planning Former chief justice: Bid to slash planning red tape will actually slow down building processFrank Clarke claims Planning and Development Bill could lead to 'lengthy legal delays’ as cases are referred to European courts
Housing Homeless oversight body issues correspondence to Dublin city councillors over financial revelations at McVerry TrustApproved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority has appointed inspectors to conduct a statutory investigation of PMVT
Housing Nama boss: ‘significant obstacles’ to delivering sufficient housingBrendan McDonagh told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) planning costs and judicial reviews are slowing development
Interest Rates US mortgage rate climbs to 22-year high, wiping out demandPickup in borrowing costs is making the housing market — already one of the least affordable on record — even worse
Housing Inspectors appointed to investigate Peter McVerry TrustLast month, the Business Post reported on ‘potential financial issues’ at the homeless charity
Housing People Before Profit seeks to fast-track eviction ban BillParty believes eviction ban should be in place ‘as long as we continue to have a housing emergency’
Companies Tyrone-based McAleer & Rushe wins £60m contract for major London developmentConstruction firm to build 196-unit residential development in Barking
Housing Average price of a 3 bed semi-detached house is over €300kThis is the first time the average price nationally has hit this level since 2007
Energy High costs eating into growing appetite for home retrofitting New BPFI research calls for government support to ‘bridge affordability gap’ and help achieve state energy targets
Housing Big Read: How Dublin became ‘a city that nobody lives in’Decades of poor planning, not enough homes and too many offices have combined to make Dublin a city in dire need of housing
Companies Kellogg highlights housing shortage as big challenge for workers in Ireland The cereal company said finding accommodation for employees was a bigger problem here than in other countries
Planning An Bord Pleanála refusing as many fast-track schemes as it’s approvingPlanning body has refused developers permission to build more than 2,200 homes in the past five months
Rent a room scheme City managers worried about council tenants being let rent rooms tax-freeFears emerge that government plans to extend private rent-a-room initiative could cause major problems for local authorities
Commercial Property Housing still number one priority for government, McGrath tells conventionMore than 300 industry stakeholders attended the Housing Convention held by business law firm, ByrneWallace at the Aviva stadium
