Developer calls for 0% Vat on building materials to deal with inflation crisisThe heads of a property development and construction materials company also want the government to abolish Vat on new housing developments
economics State to cover 70% of cost of construction inflation Government will also extend reduced 9% VAT rate for hospitality sector
Demolition of Revenue’s Limerick HQ ‘farcical’, says Green TDBrian Leddin, chair of Oireachtas environment committee, says plan to demolish 1970s-era Sarsfield House should be re-examined due to impact on the environment
Sale of oil and gas boilers should be phased out by 2027, building group says Green Building Council recommends a number of measures to reduce carbon emissions and warns there are not qualified people to fulfil Ireland’s retrofitting targets
‘It shouldn’t have taken a war’: Construction firms rebuke state amid inflationary pressuresConstruction Industry Federation to tell politicians ‘no contractor in the world’ could withstand current price rises
Construction firms threaten to down tools on roads and housing schemesCompanies cite ‘hyperinflation’ of steel and timber costs as reason why the works are no longer viable, and say prices are soaring in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Builders’ register inspectors will have power to enter sites and search homesThe first ever legally required register of building contractors aims to weed out rogue operators and prevent faulty builds
Eoin Ó Broin: Focus on built environment is key to cutting emissionsA shift towards new sustainable building materials, technologies and skills is required and to achieve this government must invest in the production and manufacture of these materials and technologies at scale
Cairn Homes to return €95m to shareholders in 2022The homebuilder said full year revenues are likely to be in the region of €419 million
CIF claims Irish Water’s ‘chronic delays’ adding €6k to the prices of new homesThe hold-ups in getting developments connected to water services are posing a huge problem to builders, says Tom Parlon
Kingspan questioned by building regulator after insulation board removed from Dublin propertyDeveloper Cosgrave Property Group was paid substantial compensation for having to replace insulation product supplied by Cavan firm
Ian Guider: If property funds fall out of love with Ireland, we will be left bereftAll signs are that the Reits and other investors are washing their hands of our inhospitable property market. If they go, who will back the huge building boost needed to offset our housing crisis?
Dublin cranes flying close to all-time record on building sitesA crane count by the Construction Industry Federation puts the number of cranes at work across Dublin at 120, while in Cork city, there are just 19
Delays for PPS numbers and work permits slowing recruitment of construction workers ‘You will get your PPS number within an hour in most jurisdictions. This notion of waiting for six weeks here is just incredible’
€185 million worth of development land sold in third quarterDemand recovering but still below five-year average, according to Savills
Harris: ‘Encourage children to build a career in construction’With demand for 27,000 more construction workers to build houses, parents should steer their children towards the building trades, the Minister for Further and Higher Education has said
Company Watch: Planning issues are biggest threat to house building, says Glenveagh bossChief executive Stephen Garvey argues the Covid-19 pandemic may have rendered the National Planning Framework out of date
Fresh warnings of house price hikes amid concern over building materials inflation Figures in the Irish construction industry have warned that the rising cost of timber, concrete and steel will translate into higher costs for housing next year
CRH reports strong profit growth for the first half of 2021The building materials company said it expects the strong momentum to continue into the second half of the year on the back of high demand and an improving economic outlook
Chadwicks and Woodie’s owner reports record half-year profitsGrafton Group saw jump in sales and profits in the first six months of 2021 due to unprecedented demand for materials from the construction industry and substantial inflation in prices
