Emma Kennedy: Looser rules a step in the wrong direction
Coming after help-to-buy scheme, relaxation of mortgage measures highlights lack of joined-up thinking
Step up, Simon Coveney. It’s your move, Minister.
With the news yesterday thatthe Central Bank is doing a partial u-turn on its mortgage rules, the issue of property supply is once again back in the spotlight (not that it ever really left).
Earlier this month, Coveney, who as housing minister is charged with tackling one of Ireland’s biggest problems, announced plans to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes in urban areas ...
