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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

Building control regulations not fit for purpose

Building control regulations not fit for purpose

Regulatory neglect at Longboat Quay has shown that the kind of disaster that befell Priory Hall can occur again

Bad policy will not control prices and stop rent hikes

Bad policy will not control prices and stop rent hikes

Circumvention is better than cure, and here’s how you might do it

Can another property crash be far away?

Can another property crash be far away?

We look at what pitfalls landlords should avoid

Karl Deeter: Social campaigners should change their tune

Karl Deeter: Social campaigners should change their tune

We need to ask why state tenants don’t have to make room for another person in greater need

Karl Deeter: A worst case scenario

Karl Deeter: A worst case scenario

We are in the midst of a catastrophic recovery, a cure almost as bad as the disease

Tax risk is with borrowers, not lenders

Tax risk is with borrowers, not lenders

Talking Finance: With so many debts being sold off to non-banks, a new problem has emerged

Starter Homes Special: Legitimising the myth  of renting

Starter Homes Special: Legitimising the myth of renting

The effect of home ownership on wealth is very real – the evidence is overwhelming

Karl Deeter: Third-party meddlers are stuck in the past

Karl Deeter: Third-party meddlers are stuck in the past

A system which allows unfair delays to those trying to deliver housing must be scrapped

Bad policy leads to empty homes

Bad policy leads to empty homes

The state is the biggest landowner and yet it refuses to free up housing to solve the homelessness crisis

Karl Deeter: Is rent control ‘gutter material’?

Karl Deeter: Is rent control ‘gutter material’?

All credible economists are against rent certainty – strong contracts would benefit the market

Local authorities are the most rapacious repossessors of all

Local authorities are the most rapacious repossessors of all

Dublin City Council has a repossession rate which is nearly four times more than the mainstream banks

The misleading narrative of the greedy landlord

The misleading narrative of the greedy landlord

A tenant’s tragic tale tends to become the only ‘fact’ that matters, despite the many other issues at play

Karl Deeter: Home owner ‘insiders’ adding to the housing crisis

Karl Deeter: Home owner ‘insiders’ adding to the housing crisis

Our self-serving bias is doing a disservice to young househunters