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It’s time  to punish speculation and lack of action

It’s time to punish speculation and lack of action

Those who cynically hoard land banks and derelict/vacant sites must be penalised financially

Housing shortage in a land of plenty

Housing shortage in a land of plenty

Repurposing the many vacant buildings around the country would go a long way to solving the housing crisis

No free passes for the powerful

No free passes for the powerful

The property tax system needs a radical rethink to eradicate double taxation, evenly spread the cost of social housing and ensure that the most powerful pay

Borrowers caught between a rock and a hard rate

Borrowers caught between a rock and a hard rate

Dropping the SVR on mortgages might be too simple a solution to a complicated problem

Taking possession, by fair means or foul

Taking possession, by fair means or foul

A judge has accused banks of trying to push through repossessions by using a defunct system of valuations

Talk at the top, inaction on the ground

Talk at the top, inaction on the ground

We have heard Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly give us the sales pitch on housing many times– but the awkward truth is that construction doesn’t make financial sense right now

A taxing time for buy-to-let investors

A taxing time for buy-to-let investors

Unless you’re a cash buyer, the government has made sure it doesn’t make financial sense to get involved in buy-to-let

Passing the buck, brick by brick

Passing the buck, brick by brick

Residential construction is riddled with taxes, all of which are passed on to the buyer

Vultures fly in and pick home bones clean

Vultures fly in and pick home bones clean

Almost half of Nama’s Project Arrow portfolio is Irish and residential, so why can’t people living in the homes buy them?

Opting out so self-builders can move in

Opting out so self-builders can move in

Self-builders are getting a break, with the relaxation of legislation. But not everyone is happy

Bricks and torture for a second generation

Bricks and torture for a second generation

Lending restrictions, rising rental prices and changes in bank regulations are sowing the seeds for another generation mired in negative equity

We keep making barriers against building

We keep making barriers against building

Our performance in global construction rankings belies declarations everything is being done to fix the housing crisis

Auction politics are not all they seem

Auction politics are not all they seem

The cold, hard stats show that if you want to win at a property auction, just keep throwing in more bids than anyone else

When the medicine does more harm than good

When the medicine does more harm than good

The Central Bank’s lending cap will not open the door to first-time buyers, or stop property prices from rising

False promises based on false premises are extreme folly

False promises based on false premises are extreme folly

‘Rent certainty’ gives huge protection to incumbents, but does so at the expense of everybody else