Commercial Property Planning body undercuts de facto ban on Dublin hotels with Capel Street approvalAn Bord Pleanála has overturned Dublin City Council’s decision to refuse plans for an eight-storey hotel on Capel Street
Housing Government makes up to €250,000 in subsidies available to apartment buyersConcerns have been raised over the scale of subsidies being provided to stimulate construction, but the industry has said the funds are crucial to making apartments viable
Housing The biggest UK development project you’ve never heard of - and its lessons for DublinA development corporation-led project set to transform north-west London could be an example for Ireland, say officials.
Commercial Property Housing needs critical fix after decade of under-investment and greater urbanisationIrish rent regulation must change again to meet housing market’s capital call
Housing State fund announces €229 million housing investment: here’s who is getting the moneyThe Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) has committed over €1.5 billion in housing to date
Housing House sales suffer sharpest drop since start of pandemicNew report documents a ‘strong downward trend’ in the number of homes being sold in Ireland
Property S&P: Irish house prices to grow at fastest pace in Europe for next three yearsRatings agency has forecast Irish house prices will grow at 5.8 per cent this year
EU Ursula von der Leyen promises new EU housing chief in bid to woo votesThe incumbent European Commission president was speaking in the European Parliament on Thursday morning as she tries to secure a second term
Analysis Over 40% of landlords have packed it in since 2021 - why and what does this mean for housing? New report reveals that the extent of the landlord exodus is beyond previous estimates
Construction Irish developer submits plan for 3,300 homes in London Ballymore says the redevelopment of Edgware town centre is a ‘once-in-generation opportunity’
UK Colm Lauder: Want to beat the Nimbys? Irish politicians should look to UK Labour for pointersThe new Labour government in Britain has said it will overturn controversial planning changes introduced last year by its predecessor
Interview What’s on Luke Comer’s mind? Dangerous investments, secret property deals and taxing tech giantsThe property mogul tells the Business Post about the potential deals the Comer Group has in train
UK Rezoning by new Labour government could boost value of Comer Group lands in London to £4.75 billionIn an interview with the Business Post, Irish developer Luke Comer described the firm’s land banks as the biggest in the English capital “by a country mile”
Planning Ireland’s largest building materials provider objects to plan for 300 Dublin apartments€120 million project in Santry is being developed by Dwyer Nolan Developments
Housing Government’s new ‘high-migration’ scenario housing targets revealedThe National Planning Framework has said Dublin’s population is expected to grow to 1.5 million within 16 years
Planning Developer behind plans for 10-storey Donnybrook block seeks compromise with councilPlans to build student accommodation on a current Circle K site have been lambasted as ‘monolithic’ by residents
UK Irish builders welcome Labour’s vow to cut planning ‘red tape’ in UKIndustry officials were encouraged by the chancellor’s promise to hire 300 additional planning officers across the country
Commercial Property Colm Lauder: I fear more spectacular own goals from government on housing policyThere needs to be an awakening that over-regulation is damaging development, our commercial property expert argues
Housing Housing targets are going to be raised - here’s what they mean for developersSignals show a new goal of more than 50,000 homes a year will be set in October, which developers feel will have some key impacts
Construction Construction activity slumps in June despite housing boomThe data from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland said commercial activity was down due to a number of completions in the month