Comment & Analysis Comment: ‘New land tax could push up the price of Irish homes’Will the new Residential Zoned Land Tax stimulate or stymie development, asks Pat Davitt of Ipav
Pat Davitt: Law Society’s opposition to conveyancing bill is misguidedThe Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021 should be deemed priority legislation, a situation that will help everyone
Pat Davitt: Valuing property before, during and after Covid-19Some valuers have downgraded valuations during the coronavirus lockdown. Are they correct?
Rebuilding the property market from the ground up Recovering from Covid-19 will require making it easier to build and easier to buy. Here’s what we’ll need to do
We can’t drive down the price of new homes without transparent building costsImpediments to building affordable homes and rules which prevent young people on average incomes from buying one have led to property stagnation
Rural Ireland needs broadband rollout and climate action nowThe combination of improved broadband and a renewed focus on local produce could revitalised communities
Why private landlords are upping sticks, despite records rentsA combination of rising taxes, draconian legislation and unruly tenants are forcing landlords out of the market
We need to build a new model for home ownershipThe mortgage-lending limits are preventing those in lower wage brackets from owning their own homes and forcing them to pay ludicrous rents instead. It’s time for a rethink
Time to help those who can’t buy, rent or buildWith Central Bank lending restrictions and a lack of new builds and finance, the perfect bottleneck has formed in the housing market
