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Shared Equity Scheme

Construction

Builders hope raised cap on affordable housing scheme will support house prices

New figures show construction activity fell in January, but industry figures hope changes will support house building
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • February 13, 2023
Affordable housing

Unlocking the state’s new shared equity scheme

Following last week’s launch of the First Home scheme, real estate agency Auctioneera has prepared a guide and a useful calculator for first-time buyers looking to avail of it
  • Eddie O'Driscoll
  • July 15, 2022

Property inflation will limit state’s shared equity scheme

A review by this newspaper of new-build homes currently on the market has shown that there is a dearth of properties that will be accessible through the First Home affordable purchase shared equity scheme because market prices already exceed the affordable housing caps
  • Killian Woods
  • February 13, 2022

Cairn Homes chief: Ireland is a country that ‘doesn’t support builders’

Senior members of IIP accused department of ‘locking out’ prospective homeowners from market and not supporting builders
  • Killian Woods
  • July 25, 2021

Department of Housing officials warned shared equity scheme would hike up house prices

The comments, contained in internal documents, are likely to increase the pressure on Darragh O'Brien, the Housing Minister
  • Killian Woods
  • June 27, 2021

Ivan Gaine: Shared equity proposal can alleviate housing mess

There’s no silver bullet to the current crisis, but the shared equity initiative would make a meaningful difference to aspiring first-time buyers
  • Ivan Gaine
  • March 7, 2021

Housing Agency head believes affordable housing scheme is more sustainable in long run

€75m scheme to allow 2,000 people a year buy new homes criticised by opposition and ESRI as potentially driving up house prices
  • Michael Brennanand
  • Killian Woods
  • March 7, 2021

Opposition to state’s €75m shared equity scheme grows

Estate agents and TDs point to the failure of a similar plan in Britain which forced prices up rather than benefiting buyers
  • Killian Woods
  • February 28, 2021

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