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Europe’s housing crisis is intensifying

It isn’t just Ireland that is in the midst of a housing crisis. Much of Europe is also facing similar struggles

Cairn Homes reports strongest ever half-year profit of €36m

The Irish homebuilder said it has been able to maintain strong profit margins this year despite significant inflation in the cost of building materials and labour

House prices up by 14.2% but rate of rise begins to slow

Ireland’s national property index is just 2 per cent lower than it was at its peak in 2007

More than half of renters in the State rely on government aid to afford costs – ESRI

Latest data from economic think tank finds that amount of households receiving support for housing costs has doubled since 1994

Johnny Ronan’s Glass Bottle site redevelopment gets green light

First phase of Poolbeg construction approved by Dublin City Council

McGrath Group recorded almost €5m in profits in most recent accounts

The family-run property development group, which owns a derelict site at 23 Prussia Street that was subject to an eviction attempt this week, operates in Ireland, the UK and Germany

Comment: We should double Services Sites Fund to drive down cost of affordable housing in Dublin

The new shared equity scheme is meant to benefit first-time buyers but still places home ownership out of reach for many in our capital while rents also remain high

Ballymore gets green light for office blocks and hotel near Connolly station

Dublin City Council grants planning for three commercial buildings which will form part of the larger Connolly Quarter scheme

O’Brien was given four options to restrict co-living months before ban

The Minister for Housing eventually issued the de facto ban on co-living schemes on November 23

Ronan Group wants meeting with O’Brien over dockland projects

The developer wants the Minister for Housing to get involved in his company’s long-running dispute with Dublin City Council

Eoin Ó Broin: Shared equity loan scheme was just an early Christmas present to big property developers

Tax payers money will be used to help push home-ownership beyond the reach of many working people

Planning regulator declines Ronan request to investigate practices at Dublin City Council

Developer’s company asked the Office of the Planning Regulator to probe local authority over its interpretation of building height guidelines

Ireland’s housing costs soar to highest in Europe

Much of the reason for the high costs can be attributed to the scarcity of new builds

No home comforts: how much does it cost the state to build a house?

The Department of Housing says it cost the state €181,000 to construct a home in 2019. Dublin City Council says it costs well over double that amount. Who is right?

Bartra gets go-ahead for fourth co-living complex in Dublin

The 184-bed building near Castleknock is granted planning permission ahead of a proposed ban on such developments

Five key takeaways from the task force on Dublin housing supply

Construction levels, driven by new apartments, continued to rise despite pandemic-related restrictions

Top civil servant warned government against new interventions in housing market

Watt supported affordable housing, but cautioned state was already ‘meeting part of the costs of housing for too many households’, FoI documents show

Five key takeaways from co-living report

Minister for Housing wants to ban co-living, but will not be able to prevent complexes that have been given the green light already and those in the planning process will continue to be assessed

State pays €2,300 a month for social housing units

Rent paid to developers in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown is significantly above current average for the area

Fast-track housing scheme delivers fewer than 700 dwellings

A total of 43,000 homes have been given go-ahead through the Strategic Housing Development system, but developers say a lot of the planning permissions were only recently approved