Just how many houses are really being built?

The number of home registrations is increasing, but there still seems to be a dearth of houses

Wyckham Point, Dundrum, Dublin 14: sixty-six flats at rents which are 9 per cent higher than they were about seven months ago
Wyckham Point, Dundrum, Dublin 14: sixty-six flats at rents which are 9 per cent higher than they were about seven months ago

Concerns that housebuilding activity may be lower than expected have been raised in recent days by a number of experts.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) is the latest to do so. It has suggested that building is running at only about 40 per cent of the required supply. The ESRI puts ...